diff --git a/src/request.ts b/src/request.ts
index 5cc7d422..81d8e41e 100644
--- a/src/request.ts
+++ b/src/request.ts
@@ -96,6 +96,10 @@ export const buildHeaders = ({
   if (specVersionSupported) {
     head['Unleash-Client-Spec'] = specVersionSupported;
   }
+
+  const version = details.version;
+  head['unleash-sdk'] = `unleash-client-node:${version}`;
+
   if (custom) {
     Object.assign(head, custom);
   }
@@ -103,8 +107,7 @@ export const buildHeaders = ({
   if (connectionId) {
     head['unleash-connection-id'] = connectionId;
   }
-  const version = details.version;
-  head['unleash-sdk'] = `unleash-client-node:${version}`;
+
   return head;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/test/repository.test.ts b/src/test/repository.test.ts
index ad28ee5e..660ac42b 100644
--- a/src/test/repository.test.ts
+++ b/src/test/repository.test.ts
@@ -207,7 +207,6 @@ test('should request with correct custom and unleash headers', (t) =>
       storageProvider: new InMemStorageProvider(),
       headers: {
         randomKey,
-        'unleash-sdk': 'ignore',
         'unleash-connection-id': 'ignore',
       },
     });