diff --git a/src/admin/versions.js b/src/admin/versions.js
index bc29002f94..f9cc395319 100644
--- a/src/admin/versions.js
+++ b/src/admin/versions.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ var	isPrerelease = /^v?\d+\.\d+\.\d+-.+$/;
 function getLatestVersion(callback) {
 	var headers = {
 		Accept: 'application/vnd.github.v3+json',
-		'User-Agent': 'NodeBB Admin Control Panel/' + meta.config.title,
+		'User-Agent': encodeURIComponent('NodeBB Admin Control Panel/' + meta.config.title),
 	};
 
 	if (versionCacheLastModified) {