diff --git a/copenhagen/config/styling.yaml b/copenhagen/config/styling.yaml
index ea51f50..35e2372 100644
--- a/copenhagen/config/styling.yaml
+++ b/copenhagen/config/styling.yaml
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ mask:
   color: white
 
 basemap:
-  provider: OpenStreetMap.Mapnik
+  provider: Esri.WorldGrayCanvas
   zoom: 14
 
 labels:
diff --git a/copenhagen/scripts/render.py b/copenhagen/scripts/render.py
index 5ef3560..b18300f 100644
--- a/copenhagen/scripts/render.py
+++ b/copenhagen/scripts/render.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ from affine import Affine
 from adjustText import adjust_text
 from scipy.ndimage import distance_transform_edt
 
-from _common import CONFIG, OUTPUT, PROCESSED
+from _common import CONFIG, OUTPUT, PROCESSED, UA
 
 TARGET_CRS = "EPSG:3857"
 
@@ -97,7 +97,8 @@ def add_basemap(ax, styling, zoom=None):
         for part in provider.split("."):
             src = getattr(src, part)
         cx.add_basemap(ax, crs=TARGET_CRS, source=src, zoom=zoom,
-                       attribution=False, zorder=0)
+                       attribution=False, zorder=0,
+                       headers={"User-Agent": UA})
         return True
     except Exception as e:
         print(f"  [basemap] unavailable ({e}); using plain background", flush=True)