diff --git a/recording/src/nextcloud/talk/recording/BackendNotifier.py b/recording/src/nextcloud/talk/recording/BackendNotifier.py
index 84844655bf7..294e3fc6344 100644
--- a/recording/src/nextcloud/talk/recording/BackendNotifier.py
+++ b/recording/src/nextcloud/talk/recording/BackendNotifier.py
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ def backendRequest(backend, data):
         'OCS-ApiRequest': 'true',
         'Talk-Recording-Random': random,
         'Talk-Recording-Checksum': checksum,
-        'User-Agent': f'Mozilla/5.0 (Recording) Nextcloud-Talk v{recording.__version__}',
+        'User-Agent': recording.USER_AGENT,
     }
 
     backendRequest = Request(url, data, headers)
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ def uploadRecording(backend, token, fileName, owner):
 
     logger.info(f"Upload recording {fileName} to {backend} in {token} as {owner}")
 
-    url = backend + '/ocs/v2.php/apps/spreed/api/v1/recording/' + token + '/store'
+    url = backend.rstrip('/') + '/ocs/v2.php/apps/spreed/api/v1/recording/' + token + '/store'
 
     fileContents = None
     with open(fileName, 'rb') as file:
@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@ def uploadRecording(backend, token, fileName, owner):
         'OCS-ApiRequest': 'true',
         'Talk-Recording-Random': random,
         'Talk-Recording-Checksum': checksum,
+        'User-Agent': recording.USER_AGENT,
     }
 
     uploadRequest = Request(url, data, headers)