diff --git a/SpotifyAPI/Local/RemoteHandler.cs b/SpotifyAPI/Local/RemoteHandler.cs
index d9d6f9ef..fa1eac03 100644
--- a/SpotifyAPI/Local/RemoteHandler.cs
+++ b/SpotifyAPI/Local/RemoteHandler.cs
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ namespace SpotifyAPI.Local
         internal string GetOAuthKey()
         {
             string raw;
-            using (WebClient wc = new WebClient())
+            using (WebClient wc = GetWebClientWithUserAgentHeader())
             {
                 raw = wc.DownloadString("http://open.spotify.com/token");
             }
@@ -166,5 +166,14 @@ namespace SpotifyAPI.Local
         {
             return Convert.ToInt32((DateTime.UtcNow - new DateTime(1970, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0)).TotalSeconds);
         }
+
+        internal WebClient GetWebClientWithUserAgentHeader()
+        {
+            var wc = new WebClient();
+
+            wc.Headers.Add(HttpRequestHeader.UserAgent, "Spotify (1.0.50.41368.gbd68dbef)");
+
+            return wc;
+        }
     }
 }
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