diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0bfe0c7..a33ea4b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ On Debian or Ubuntu install those packages:
         -f Follow redirects
         -k Ignore SSL certificate errors
     
-        -e Expected HTTP response code [HTTP_RESPONSE_CODE]
+        -e Expected HTTP response code [HTTP_RESPONSE_CODE[,HTTP_RESPONSE_CODE,...]]
     
         --proxy Proxy [http://PROXY:PORT]
         --agent Agent [USER_AGENT]
diff --git a/check_curly b/check_curly
index 1b2c89f..707f7c5 100755
--- a/check_curly
+++ b/check_curly
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Originally written by Vit Safar, extended by Michael Kraus
     -f Follow redirects
     -k Ignore SSL certificate errors
 
-    -e Expected HTTP response code [HTTP_RESPONSE_CODE]
+    -e Expected HTTP response code [HTTP_RESPONSE_CODE[,HTTP_RESPONSE_CODE,...]]
 
     --proxy Proxy [http://PROXY:PORT]
     --agent Agent [USER_AGENT]
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ $body
 
 
   if (isset($Expected)) {
-    if ($http_code != $Expected) {
+    if (! in_array($http_code, explode(",", $Expected))) {
       $Msg.='CRITICAL http_response code '.$http_code.' does not match expected '.$Expected;
       nagios_exit(2);
     }