diff --git a/cmd/depsyncer/main.go b/cmd/depsyncer/main.go
index 9e6642e..b1ae9ff 100644
--- a/cmd/depsyncer/main.go
+++ b/cmd/depsyncer/main.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
 	stdlog "log"
-	"net/http"
 	"os"
 	"os/signal"
 	"sync"
@@ -34,6 +33,7 @@ func main() {
 		flStorage = flag.String("storage", "file", "storage backend")
 		flDSN     = flag.String("storage-dsn", "", "storage data source name")
 		flWebhook = flag.String("webhook-url", "", "URL to send requests to")
+		flUA      = flag.String("user-agent", godep.UserAgent, "User-Agent string to use")
 	)
 	flag.Usage = func() {
 		fmt.Fprintf(flag.CommandLine.Output(), "Usage: %s [flags] <DEPname1> [DEPname2 [...]]\nFlags:\n", os.Args[0])
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ func main() {
 		}
 	}()
 
-	client := godep.NewClient(storage, http.DefaultClient)
+	client := godep.NewClient(storage, godep.WithUserAgent(*flUA))
 
 	var wg sync.WaitGroup
 
diff --git a/godep/client.go b/godep/client.go
index 92e0903..8945312 100644
--- a/godep/client.go
+++ b/godep/client.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import (
 
 const (
 	mediaType = "application/json;charset=UTF8"
-	userAgent = "nanodep-godep/0"
+	UserAgent = "nanodep-g-o-dep/0"
 )
 
 // HTTPError encapsulates an HTTP response error from the DEP requests.
@@ -65,27 +65,45 @@ type ClientStorage interface {
 
 // Client represents an Apple DEP API client identified by a single DEP name.
 type Client struct {
-	store ClientStorage
+	store  ClientStorage
+	client *http.Client // for DEP API authentication and session management
+	ua     string       // HTTP User-Agent
+}
+
+// Options change the configuration of the godep Client.
+type Option func(*Client)
 
-	// an HTTP client that handles DEP API authentication and session management
-	client *http.Client
+// WithUserAgent sets the the HTTP User-Agent string to be used on each request.
+func WithUserAgent(ua string) Option {
+	return func(c *Client) {
+		c.ua = ua
+	}
 }
 
-// NewClient creates new Client and reads authentication and config data
-// from store. The provided client is copied and modified by wrapping its
+// WithClient configures the HTTP client to be used.
+// The provided client is copied and modified by wrapping its
 // transport in a new NanoDEP transport (which transparently handles
-// authentication and session management). If client is nil then
+// authentication and session management). If not set then
 // http.DefaultClient is used.
-func NewClient(store ClientStorage, client *http.Client) *Client {
-	if client == nil {
-		client = http.DefaultClient
+func WithClient(client *http.Client) Option {
+	return func(c *Client) {
+		c.client = client
 	}
-	t := depclient.NewTransport(client.Transport, client, store, nil)
-	client = depclient.NewClient(client, t)
-	return &Client{
+}
+
+// NewClient creates new Client and reads authentication and config data from store.
+func NewClient(store ClientStorage, opts ...Option) *Client {
+	c := &Client{
 		store:  store,
-		client: client,
+		client: http.DefaultClient,
+		ua:     UserAgent,
+	}
+	for _, opt := range opts {
+		opt(c)
 	}
+	t := depclient.NewTransport(c.client.Transport, c.client, store, nil)
+	c.client = depclient.NewClient(c.client, t)
+	return c
 }
 
 // do executes the HTTP request using the client's HTTP client which
@@ -106,7 +124,9 @@ func (c *Client) do(ctx context.Context, name, method, path string, in interface
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	req.Header.Set("User-Agent", userAgent)
+	if c.ua != "" {
+		req.Header.Set("User-Agent", c.ua)
+	}
 	if body != nil {
 		req.Header.Set("Content-Type", mediaType)
 	}