diff --git a/lib/database-upload.js b/lib/database-upload.js
index 6a8c935b9..f2b80016c 100644
--- a/lib/database-upload.js
+++ b/lib/database-upload.js
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ async function uploadDatabases(repositoryNwo, config, featureFlags, apiDetails,
                 data: payload,
                 headers: {
                     authorization: `token ${apiDetails.auth}`,
+                    "Content-Type": "application/zip",
                 },
             });
             logger.debug(`Successfully uploaded database for ${language}`);
diff --git a/lib/database-upload.js.map b/lib/database-upload.js.map
index 2073dcdc5..6ec124e5a 100644
--- a/lib/database-upload.js.map
+++ b/lib/database-upload.js.map
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diff --git a/src/database-upload.ts b/src/database-upload.ts
index bb0581ba5..ed0e36bc2 100644
--- a/src/database-upload.ts
+++ b/src/database-upload.ts
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ export async function uploadDatabases(
           data: payload,
           headers: {
             authorization: `token ${apiDetails.auth}`,
+            "Content-Type": "application/zip",
           },
         }
       );