diff --git a/vulnerablecode/http.py b/vulnerablecode/http.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a5ab61b26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vulnerablecode/http.py
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import requests
+from vulnerablecode.settings import VULNERABLECODE_USER_AGENT
+
+
+def get(url, **kwargs):
+    headers = kwargs.pop("headers", {})
+    headers.setdefault("User-Agent", VULNERABLECODE_USER_AGENT)
+    return requests.get(url, headers=headers, **kwargs)
diff --git a/vulnerablecode/settings.py b/vulnerablecode/settings.py
index 05a3d0fa8..637f6ede3 100644
--- a/vulnerablecode/settings.py
+++ b/vulnerablecode/settings.py
@@ -385,3 +385,10 @@
         "DEFAULT_TIMEOUT": env.int("VULNERABLECODE_REDIS_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT", default=3600),
     }
 }
+
+import os
+
+VULNERABLECODE_USER_AGENT = os.getenv(
+    "VULNERABLECODE_USER_AGENT",
+    "VulnerableCode"
+)