diff --git a/bookwyrm/settings.py b/bookwyrm/settings.py
index df73f92a5..d344f9dfa 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/settings.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/settings.py
@@ -350,8 +350,7 @@ USE_L10N = True
 USE_TZ = True
 
 
-agent = requests.utils.default_user_agent()
-USER_AGENT = f"{agent} (BookWyrm/{VERSION}; +https://{DOMAIN}/)"
+USER_AGENT = f"BookWyrm (BookWyrm/{VERSION}; +https://{DOMAIN}/)"
 
 # Imagekit generated thumbnails
 ENABLE_THUMBNAIL_GENERATION = env.bool("ENABLE_THUMBNAIL_GENERATION", False)