diff --git a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/GfycatRipper.java b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/GfycatRipper.java
index 16205115..37b2d5ae 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/GfycatRipper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/GfycatRipper.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ public class GfycatRipper extends AbstractHTMLRipper {
     String username = "";
     String cursor = "";
     String count = "30";
+    String REFERRER = "www.reddit.com";
 
 
 
@@ -64,10 +65,10 @@ public class GfycatRipper extends AbstractHTMLRipper {
     @Override
     public Document getFirstPage() throws IOException {
         if (!isProfile()) {
-            return Http.url(url).get();
+            return Http.url(url).referrer(REFERRER).get();
         } else {
             username = getGID(url);
-            return Http.url(new URL("https://api.gfycat.com/v1/users/" +  username + "/gfycats")).ignoreContentType().get();
+            return Http.url(new URL("https://api.gfycat.com/v1/users/" +  username + "/gfycats")).referrer((REFERRER)).ignoreContentType().get();
         }
     }