diff --git a/searx/engines/duckduckgo.py b/searx/engines/duckduckgo.py
index 0d82002b..84198afc 100644
--- a/searx/engines/duckduckgo.py
+++ b/searx/engines/duckduckgo.py
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ def request(query, params):
     # link again and again ..
 
     params['headers']['Content-Type'] = 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded'
+    params['headers']['Referer'] = 'https://lite.duckduckgo.com/'
 
     # initial page does not have an offset
     if params['pageno'] == 2: