diff --git a/src/libcalamares/geoip/Handler.cpp b/src/libcalamares/geoip/Handler.cpp
index d954b8fc0..648ea69f4 100644
--- a/src/libcalamares/geoip/Handler.cpp
+++ b/src/libcalamares/geoip/Handler.cpp
@@ -113,7 +113,9 @@ do_query( Handler::Type type, const QString& url, const QString& selector )
         return RegionZonePair();
     }
 
-    return interface->processReply( CalamaresUtils::Network::Manager::instance().synchronousGet( url ) );
+    using namespace CalamaresUtils::Network;
+    return interface->processReply(
+        CalamaresUtils::Network::Manager::instance().synchronousGet( url, { RequestOptions::FakeUserAgent } ) );
 }
 
 static QString
@@ -125,7 +127,9 @@ do_raw_query( Handler::Type type, const QString& url, const QString& selector )
         return QString();
     }
 
-    return interface->rawReply( CalamaresUtils::Network::Manager::instance().synchronousGet( url ) );
+    using namespace CalamaresUtils::Network;
+    return interface->rawReply(
+        CalamaresUtils::Network::Manager::instance().synchronousGet( url, { RequestOptions::FakeUserAgent } ) );
 }
 
 RegionZonePair