diff --git a/lib/atom/xml/parser.rb b/lib/atom/xml/parser.rb
index d9ee0b8..b808a10 100644
--- a/lib/atom/xml/parser.rb
+++ b/lib/atom/xml/parser.rb
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ def loadable!(&error_handler)
                     http.verify_mode = OpenSSL::SSL::VERIFY_NONE
                   end
 
-                  request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(o.request_uri)
+                  request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(o.request_uri, { 'Accept' => 'application/atom+xml'})
                   if opts[:user] && opts[:pass]
                     request.basic_auth(opts[:user], opts[:pass])
                   elsif opts[:hmac_access_id] && opts[:hmac_secret_key]