diff --git a/VMBackup/main/hostsnapshotter.py b/VMBackup/main/hostsnapshotter.py
index d67d95897..69f8b76a6 100644
--- a/VMBackup/main/hostsnapshotter.py
+++ b/VMBackup/main/hostsnapshotter.py
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ def snapshotall(self, paras, freezer, g_fsfreeze_on, taskId):
                 headers = {}
                 headers['Backup'] = 'true'
                 headers['Content-type'] = 'application/json'
+                headers['UserAgent'] = 'VMSnapshot'
                 settings = []
                 if (paras.includeLunList != None and paras.includeLunList.count != 0):
                     diskIds = paras.includeLunList
@@ -141,6 +142,8 @@ def pre_snapshot(self, paras, taskId, fetch_disk_details = False):
                 headers = {}
                 headers['Backup'] = 'true'
                 headers['Content-type'] = 'application/json'
+                headers['UserAgent'] = 'VMSnapshot'
+                
                 # if the vm is ade enabled and if the diskEncryptionSettings are not yet populated, then we need to fetch the disk details
                 # or when the fetch_disk_details flag is set to true
                 if(fetch_disk_details == True or (paras.isVMADEEnabled == True and not paras.diskEncryptionSettings)):