diff --git a/cgi-bin/lookup.cgi b/cgi-bin/lookup.cgi
index d4eb723..08cbcf7 100755
--- a/cgi-bin/lookup.cgi
+++ b/cgi-bin/lookup.cgi
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ module WaybackClassic
           query = cgi.params["q"].first
 
           response = begin
-                       WebClient.open uri("https://web.archive.org/__wb/search/host", q: query)
+                       WebClient.open uri("https://web.archive.org/__wb/search/host", q: query), "Referer" => "https://web.archive.org"
                      rescue OpenURI::HTTPError
                        raise ErrorReporting::ServerError.new("Couldn't retrieve information for this query or URL")
                      end
diff --git a/cgi-bin/search.cgi b/cgi-bin/search.cgi
index 37be0eb..cc4f23d 100755
--- a/cgi-bin/search.cgi
+++ b/cgi-bin/search.cgi
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ module WaybackClassic
           query = cgi.params["q"].first
 
           response = begin
-                       WebClient.open uri("https://web.archive.org/__wb/search/anchor", q: query)
+                       WebClient.open uri("https://web.archive.org/__wb/search/anchor", q: query), "Referer" => "https://web.archive.org"
                      rescue OpenURI::HTTPError
                        raise ErrorReporting::ServerError.new("Couldn't retrieve results for these keywords")
                      end