diff --git a/pygeoapi_plugins/provider/ckan.py b/pygeoapi_plugins/provider/ckan.py
index cd5979f..7d4b08b 100644
--- a/pygeoapi_plugins/provider/ckan.py
+++ b/pygeoapi_plugins/provider/ckan.py
@@ -244,9 +244,8 @@ def _get_response(self, url, params={}):
         :returns: STA response
         """
         params.update({'resource_id': self.resource_id})
-
-        r = self.http.get(url, params=params)
-
+        headers = {'User-Agent': 'pygeoapi_plugins.ckan'}
+        r = self.http.get(url, params=params, headers=headers)
         if not r.ok:
             LOGGER.error('Bad http response code')
             raise ProviderConnectionError('Bad http response code')