diff --git a/cmd/calls/main.go b/cmd/calls/main.go
index 9dd9e23..03ee2b0 100644
--- a/cmd/calls/main.go
+++ b/cmd/calls/main.go
@@ -29,8 +29,14 @@ var (
 	username = flag.String("user", "", "username")
 	password = flag.String("password", "", "password")
 	secure   = flag.Bool("s", false, "secure (https/wss)")
+
+	uaString = version.HttpString(AppName)
 )
 
+func userAgent(h http.Header) {
+	h.Set("User-Agent", uaString)
+}
+
 func main() {
 	flag.Parse()
 	log.SetFlags(0)
@@ -56,7 +62,7 @@ func main() {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
 	loginReq.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/x-www-form-urlencoded")
-	version.UserAgent(loginReq.Header, AppName)
+	userAgent(loginReq.Header)
 
 	jar, err := cookiejar.New(nil)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -90,7 +96,7 @@ func main() {
 		Jar:              jar,
 	}
 	wsHdr := make(http.Header)
-	version.UserAgent(wsHdr, AppName)
+	userAgent(wsHdr)
 	c, _, err := dialer.Dial(u.String(), wsHdr)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal("dial:", err)
diff --git a/internal/version/version.go b/internal/version/version.go
index cb680aa..52111ec 100644
--- a/internal/version/version.go
+++ b/internal/version/version.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package version
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"net/http"
 	"runtime"
 )
 
@@ -17,6 +16,6 @@ func String() string {
 		Version, Built, runtime.GOOS, runtime.GOARCH)
 }
 
-func UserAgent(hdr http.Header, app string) {
-	hdr.Set("User-Agent", fmt.Sprintf("stillbox %s/%s (%s/%s)", app, Version, runtime.GOOS, runtime.GOARCH))
+func HttpString(app string) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("stillbox %s/%s (%s/%s)", app, Version, runtime.GOOS, runtime.GOARCH)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/gordio/server/routes.go b/pkg/gordio/server/routes.go
index 1481dba..1ba9d77 100644
--- a/pkg/gordio/server/routes.go
+++ b/pkg/gordio/server/routes.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"dynatron.me/x/stillbox/client"
+	"dynatron.me/x/stillbox/internal/version"
 	"dynatron.me/x/stillbox/pkg/gordio/config"
 	"dynatron.me/x/stillbox/pkg/gordio/database"
 	"github.com/go-chi/chi/v5"
@@ -14,6 +15,10 @@ import (
 	"github.com/go-chi/render"
 )
 
+const (
+	serverHeader = "Server"
+)
+
 func (s *Server) setupRoutes() {
 	clientRoot, err := fs.Sub(client.Calls, "calls")
 	if err != nil {
@@ -65,3 +70,12 @@ func (s *Server) clientRoute(r chi.Router, clientRoot fs.FS) {
 		fs.ServeHTTP(w, r)
 	})
 }
+
+func ServerHeaderAdd(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
+	serverString := version.HttpString("gordio")
+	hfn := func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		w.Header().Set("Server", serverString)
+		next.ServeHTTP(w, r)
+	}
+	return http.HandlerFunc(hfn)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/gordio/server/server.go b/pkg/gordio/server/server.go
index 7f14f30..104f31f 100644
--- a/pkg/gordio/server/server.go
+++ b/pkg/gordio/server/server.go
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ func New(ctx context.Context, cfg *config.Config) (*Server, error) {
 	r.Use(middleware.RequestID)
 	r.Use(middleware.RealIP)
 	r.Use(RequestLogger())
+	r.Use(ServerHeaderAdd)
 	r.Use(cors.Handler(cors.Options{
 		AllowedOrigins:   srv.conf.CORS.AllowedOrigins,
 		AllowedMethods:   []string{"GET", "POST", "PUT", "DELETE", "OPTIONS"},
diff --git a/pkg/gordio/sources/http.go b/pkg/gordio/sources/http.go
index 87f0502..2a5f13f 100644
--- a/pkg/gordio/sources/http.go
+++ b/pkg/gordio/sources/http.go
@@ -136,7 +136,10 @@ func (h *RdioHTTP) routeCallUpload(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 	log.Info().Int("system", cur.System).Int("tgid", cur.Talkgroup).Msg("ingested")
 
-	_, _ = w.Write([]byte("Call imported successfully."))
+	written, err := w.Write([]byte("Call imported successfully."))
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Error().Err(err).Int("written", written).Msg("upload response failed")
+	}
 }
 
 func (car *callUploadRequest) fill(r *http.Request) error {