diff --git a/Content.Server/Administration/PlayerLocator.cs b/Content.Server/Administration/PlayerLocator.cs
index 41a00b7e72..891d395625 100644
--- a/Content.Server/Administration/PlayerLocator.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/Administration/PlayerLocator.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 using System.Collections.Immutable;
 using System.Net;
 using System.Net.Http;
+using System.Net.Http.Headers;
 using System.Net.Http.Json;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
@@ -43,12 +44,23 @@ namespace Content.Server.Administration
         Task<LocatedPlayerData?> LookupIdAsync(NetUserId userId, CancellationToken cancel = default);
     }
 
-    internal sealed class PlayerLocator : IPlayerLocator
+    internal sealed class PlayerLocator : IPlayerLocator, IDisposable
     {
         [Dependency] private readonly IPlayerManager _playerManager = default!;
         [Dependency] private readonly IConfigurationManager _configurationManager = default!;
         [Dependency] private readonly IServerDbManager _db = default!;
 
+        private readonly HttpClient _httpClient = new();
+
+        public PlayerLocator()
+        {
+            if (typeof(PlayerLocator).Assembly.GetName().Version is { } version)
+            {
+                _httpClient.DefaultRequestHeaders.UserAgent.Add(
+                    new ProductInfoHeaderValue("SpaceStation14", version.ToString()));
+            }
+        }
+
         public async Task<LocatedPlayerData?> LookupIdByNameAsync(string playerName, CancellationToken cancel = default)
         {
             // Check people currently on the server, the easiest case.
@@ -66,10 +78,9 @@ namespace Content.Server.Administration
                 return new LocatedPlayerData(record.UserId, record.LastSeenAddress, record.HWId, record.LastSeenUserName);
 
             // If all else fails, ask the auth server.
-            var client = new HttpClient();
             var authServer = _configurationManager.GetCVar(CVars.AuthServer);
             var requestUri = $"{authServer}api/query/name?name={WebUtility.UrlEncode(playerName)}";
-            using var resp = await client.GetAsync(requestUri, cancel);
+            using var resp = await _httpClient.GetAsync(requestUri, cancel);
 
             if (resp.StatusCode == HttpStatusCode.NotFound)
                 return null;
@@ -107,10 +118,9 @@ namespace Content.Server.Administration
                 return new LocatedPlayerData(record.UserId, record.LastSeenAddress, record.HWId, record.LastSeenUserName);
 
             // If all else fails, ask the auth server.
-            var client = new HttpClient();
             var authServer = _configurationManager.GetCVar(CVars.AuthServer);
             var requestUri = $"{authServer}api/query/userid?userid={WebUtility.UrlEncode(userId.UserId.ToString())}";
-            using var resp = await client.GetAsync(requestUri, cancel);
+            using var resp = await _httpClient.GetAsync(requestUri, cancel);
 
             if (resp.StatusCode == HttpStatusCode.NotFound)
                 return null;
@@ -148,5 +158,10 @@ namespace Content.Server.Administration
         private sealed record UserDataResponse(string UserName, Guid UserId)
         {
         }
+
+        void IDisposable.Dispose()
+        {
+            _httpClient.Dispose();
+        }
     }
 }