diff --git a/kong/plugins/log-serializers/alf.lua b/kong/plugins/log-serializers/alf.lua
index f38baaab385c..079264bb587c 100644
--- a/kong/plugins/log-serializers/alf.lua
+++ b/kong/plugins/log-serializers/alf.lua
@@ -16,6 +16,15 @@
 -- - ngx_http_core_module: http://wiki.nginx.org/HttpCoreModule#.24http_HEADER
 
 local stringy = require "stringy"
+local table_insert = table.insert
+local tostring = tostring
+local pairs = pairs
+local ipairs = ipairs
+local type = type
+local tonumber = tonumber
+local string_len = string.len
+local os_date = os.date
+
 
 local EMPTY_ARRAY_PLACEHOLDER = "__empty_array_placeholder__"
 
@@ -38,7 +47,7 @@ local function dic_to_array(hash, fn)
     for _, val in ipairs(v) do
       k = tostring(k)
       val = tostring(val)
-      table.insert(arr, {name = k, value = val})
+      table_insert(arr, {name = k, value = val})
       fn(k, val)
     end
   end
@@ -50,6 +59,26 @@ local function dic_to_array(hash, fn)
   end
 end
 
+--- Get a header from nginx's headers
+-- Make sure that is multiple headers of a same name are present,
+-- we only want the last one. Also include a default value if
+-- no header is present.
+-- @param `headers` ngx's request or response headers table.
+-- @param `name`    Name of the desired header to retrieve.
+-- @param `default` String returned in case no header is found.
+-- @return `header` The header value (a string) or the default, or nil.
+local function get_header(headers, name, default)
+  local val = headers[name]
+  if val ~= nil then
+    if type(val) == "table" then
+      val = val[#val]
+    end
+    return val
+  end
+
+  return default
+end
+
 local _M = {}
 
 -- Serialize `ngx` into one ALF entry.
@@ -108,15 +137,15 @@ function _M.serialize_entry(ngx)
 
   local alf_req_headers_arr = dic_to_array(req_headers, function(k, v) req_headers_str = req_headers_str..k..v end)
   local alf_res_headers_arr = dic_to_array(res_headers, function(k, v) res_headers_str = res_headers_str..k..v end)
-  local alf_req_headers_size = string.len(req_headers_str)
-  local alf_res_headers_size = string.len(res_headers_str)
+  local alf_req_headers_size = string_len(req_headers_str)
+  local alf_res_headers_size = string_len(res_headers_str)
 
   -- mimeType, defaulting to "application/octet-stream"
-  local alf_req_mimeType = req_headers["Content-Type"] and req_headers["Content-Type"] or "application/octet-stream"
-  local alf_res_mimeType = res_headers["Content-Type"] and res_headers["Content-Type"] or "application/octet-stream"
+  local alf_req_mimeType = get_header(req_headers, "Content-Type", "application/octet-stream")
+  local alf_res_mimeType = get_header(res_headers, "Content-Type", "application/octet-stream")
 
   return {
-    startedDateTime = os.date("!%Y-%m-%dT%TZ", alf_started_at),
+    startedDateTime = os_date("!%Y-%m-%dT%TZ", alf_started_at),
     time = alf_time,
     request = {
       method = ngx.req.get_method(),
@@ -126,7 +155,7 @@ function _M.serialize_entry(ngx)
       headers = alf_req_headers_arr,
       headersSize = alf_req_headers_size,
       cookies = {EMPTY_ARRAY_PLACEHOLDER},
-      bodySize = string.len(alf_req_body),
+      bodySize = string_len(alf_req_body),
       postData = {
         mimeType = alf_req_mimeType,
         params = dic_to_array(alf_req_post_args),
diff --git a/spec/plugins/mashape-analytics/alf_serializer_spec.lua b/spec/plugins/mashape-analytics/alf_serializer_spec.lua
index f3eff8354e44..4dab502b5bc9 100644
--- a/spec/plugins/mashape-analytics/alf_serializer_spec.lua
+++ b/spec/plugins/mashape-analytics/alf_serializer_spec.lua
@@ -66,6 +66,11 @@ describe("ALF serializer", function()
       assert.are.sameEntry(fixtures.MULTIPLE_UPSTREAMS.ENTRY, entry)
       assert.equal(60468, entry.timings.wait)
     end)
+
+    it("should return the last header if two are present for mimeType", function()
+      local entry = ALFSerializer.serialize_entry(fixtures.MULTIPLE_HEADERS.NGX_STUB)
+      assert.are.sameEntry(fixtures.MULTIPLE_HEADERS.ENTRY, entry)
+    end)
   end)
 
   describe("#new_alf()", function ()
diff --git a/spec/plugins/mashape-analytics/fixtures/requests.lua b/spec/plugins/mashape-analytics/fixtures/requests.lua
index b0f05cf86000..9592fa0f2fa0 100644
--- a/spec/plugins/mashape-analytics/fixtures/requests.lua
+++ b/spec/plugins/mashape-analytics/fixtures/requests.lua
@@ -183,5 +183,99 @@ return {
         wait = 60468
       }
     }
+  },
+  ["MULTIPLE_HEADERS"] = {
+    ["NGX_STUB"] = {
+      req = {
+        start_time = function() return 1432844571.623 end,
+        get_method = function() return "GET" end,
+        http_version = function() return 1.1 end,
+        get_headers = function() return {["Accept"] = "/*/", ["Host"] = "mockbin.com", ["Content-Type"] = {"application/json", "application/www-form-urlencoded"}} end,
+        get_uri_args = function() return {["hello"] = "world", ["foo"] = "bar"} end
+      },
+      resp = {
+        get_headers = function() return {["Connection"] = "close", ["Content-Type"] = {"application/json", "application/www-form-urlencoded"}, ["Content-Length"] = "934"} end
+      },
+      status = 200,
+      var = {
+        scheme = "http",
+        host = "mockbin.com",
+        request_uri = "/request",
+        request_length = 123,
+        body_bytes_sent = 934,
+        remote_addr = "127.0.0.1",
+        upstream_response_time = "0.391"
+      },
+      ctx = {
+        proxy_started_at = 1432844571719,
+        proxy_ended_at = 143284457211,
+        analytics = {
+          req_body = "hello=world&hello=earth",
+          res_body = "{\"message\":\"response body\"}",
+          req_post_args = {["hello"] = {"world", "earth"}},
+          response_received = 143284457211
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    ["ENTRY"] = {
+      cache = {},
+      request = {
+        bodySize = 23,
+        cookies = {EMPTY_ARRAY_PLACEHOLDER},
+        headers = {
+          {name = "Accept", value = "/*/"},
+          {name = "Host", value = "mockbin.com"},
+          {name = "Content-Type", value = "application/json"},
+          {name = "Content-Type", value = "application/www-form-urlencoded"}
+        },
+        headersSize = 95,
+        httpVersion = "HTTP/1.1",
+        method = "GET",
+        postData = {
+          mimeType = "application/www-form-urlencoded",
+          params = {
+            {name = "hello", value = "world"},
+            {name = "hello", value = "earth"}
+          },
+          text = "hello=world&hello=earth"
+        },
+        queryString = {
+          {name = "foo", value = "bar"},
+          {name = "hello", value = "world"}
+        },
+        url = "http://mockbin.com/request"
+      },
+      response = {
+        bodySize = 934,
+        content = {
+          mimeType = "application/www-form-urlencoded",
+          size = 934,
+          text = "{\"message\":\"response body\"}"
+        },
+        cookies = {EMPTY_ARRAY_PLACEHOLDER},
+        headers = {
+          {name = "Content-Length", value = "934"},
+          {name = "Content-Type", value = "application/json"},
+          {name = "Content-Type", value = "application/www-form-urlencoded"},
+          {name = "Connection", value = "close"}
+        },
+        headersSize = 103,
+        httpVersion = "",
+        redirectURL = "",
+        status = 200,
+        statusText = ""
+      },
+      startedDateTime = "2015-05-28T20:22:51Z",
+      time = 487,
+      timings = {
+        blocked = -1,
+        connect = -1,
+        dns = -1,
+        receive = 0,
+        send = 96,
+        ssl = -1,
+        wait = 391
+      }
+    }
   }
 }