diff --git a/server/client/client.go b/server/client/client.go
index 82a99d2f9..c6814f3ba 100644
--- a/server/client/client.go
+++ b/server/client/client.go
@@ -65,7 +65,10 @@ type Client struct {
 
 func NewClient(url string) *Client {
 	url = strings.TrimRight(url, "/")
-	return &Client{url, url + API_URL_SUFFIX, &http.Client{}, map[string]string{}}
+	headers := map[string]string{
+		"X-Requested-With": "XMLHttpRequest",
+	}
+	return &Client{url, url + API_URL_SUFFIX, &http.Client{}, headers}
 }
 
 func (c *Client) DoApiGet(url string, etag string) (*http.Response, error) {