diff --git a/instance.go b/instance.go
index 6961817..bf98125 100644
--- a/instance.go
+++ b/instance.go
@@ -66,8 +66,9 @@ func GetNodeInfo(endpoint string, o RunningInstance) RunningInstance {
 	pleromastodon_nodeinfo_uri := "https://" + endpoint + "/nodeinfo/2.0.json"
 
 	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", pleromastodon_nodeinfo_uri, nil)
+	req.Header.Set("User-Agent", "Tusky")
 
-	pleromastodon_api_resp, err := o.client.Do(req)
+	pleromastodon_api_resp, err := DoTries(&o, req)
 	if err != nil {
 		return o
 	} else {
@@ -88,6 +89,7 @@ func GetNodeInfo(endpoint string, o RunningInstance) RunningInstance {
 	// Check the front page
 	index_uri := "https://" + endpoint + "/"
 	req, _ = http.NewRequest("GET", index_uri, nil)
+	req.Header.Set("User-Agent", "Tusky")
 	resp_index, err := DoTries(&o, req)
 	o.LastRun = time.Now().Format(time.RFC3339)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/poll.go b/poll.go
index 98fdbfb..6348fce 100644
--- a/poll.go
+++ b/poll.go
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ func PollMastodonPleroma(endpoint string, o *RunningInstance) {
 
 		api_timeline := "https://" + endpoint + "/api/v1/timelines/public?limit=40&since_id=" + min_id
 		req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", api_timeline, nil)
+		req.Header.Set("User-Agent", "Tusky")
 		if err != nil {
 			logFatal.Fatal("Unable to create new request for " + endpoint + ": ", err)
 			return
diff --git a/retrieve.go b/retrieve.go
index 07edce3..e656f35 100644
--- a/retrieve.go
+++ b/retrieve.go
@@ -109,9 +109,10 @@ func check_post(uri string) (PostJson, error) {
 
 	o := GetHTTPSession(postjson.instance)
 	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", uri, nil)
+	req.Header.Set("User-Agent", "Tusky")
 	req.Header.Add("Accept", "application/ld+json")
 
-	resp, err := o.client.Do(req)
+	resp, err := DoTries(&o, req)
 	if err != nil {
 		return postjson, errors.New("Connection error to " + uri)
 	}
@@ -189,6 +190,7 @@ func check_user(uri string) (UserJson, error) {
 
 	o := GetHTTPSession(userjson.instance)
 	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", uri, nil)
+	req.Header.Set("User-Agent", "Tusky")
 	req.Header.Add("Accept", "application/ld+json")
 
 	var resp *http.Response
diff --git a/stream.go b/stream.go
index 1066ea9..241842f 100644
--- a/stream.go
+++ b/stream.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ func StreamMastodon(endpoint string, o *RunningInstance) {
 
 		api_timeline := "https://" + endpoint + "/api/v1/streaming/public"
 		req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", api_timeline, nil)
+		req.Header.Set("User-Agent", "Tusky")
 		if err != nil {
 			logFatal.Fatal("Unable to create new request for " + endpoint + ", exiting.")
 			return