diff --git a/rust/connlib/phoenix-channel/src/lib.rs b/rust/connlib/phoenix-channel/src/lib.rs
index e04a7b6dc..89851ce37 100644
--- a/rust/connlib/phoenix-channel/src/lib.rs
+++ b/rust/connlib/phoenix-channel/src/lib.rs
@@ -825,6 +825,8 @@ fn make_request(url: Url, host: String, user_agent: String) -> Request {
     OsRng.fill_bytes(&mut r);
     let key = base64::engine::general_purpose::STANDARD.encode(r);
 
+    let user_agent = user_agent.replace(|c: char| !c.is_ascii(), "");
+
     Request::builder()
         .method("GET")
         .header("Host", host)