diff --git a/arangod/Cluster/ClusterMethods.cpp b/arangod/Cluster/ClusterMethods.cpp
index ba90ee51c8..ee19656e56 100644
--- a/arangod/Cluster/ClusterMethods.cpp
+++ b/arangod/Cluster/ClusterMethods.cpp
@@ -697,7 +697,8 @@ int createDocumentOnCoordinator(
          }
          resultMap.emplace(res.shardID, tmpBuilder);
        } else {
-         resultMap.emplace(res.shardID, res.result->getBodyVelocyPack());
+         resultMap.emplace(res.shardID,
+                           res.answer->toVelocyPack(&VPackOptions::Defaults));
          auto resultHeaders = res.answer->headers();
          auto codes = resultHeaders.find("X-Arango-Error-Codes");
          if (codes != resultHeaders.end()) {