diff --git a/developer/cgi/check_url_redirect.py b/developer/cgi/check_url_redirect.py
index b3d7329570..4579b5273e 100644
--- a/developer/cgi/check_url_redirect.py
+++ b/developer/cgi/check_url_redirect.py
@@ -5,9 +5,14 @@ import urllib2
 
 
 url = sys.argv[1]
+headers = {'User-Agent' : 'Mozilla'}
+if len(sys.argv) > 2:
+	ua = sys.argv[2]
+	headers = { 'User-Agent' : ua }
 
 try:
-	response = urllib2.urlopen(url)
+	req = urllib2.Request(url, None, headers)
+	response = urllib2.urlopen(req)
 	redir = response.geturl()
 except Exception:
 	import traceback