diff --git a/lib/Service/ConfigService.php b/lib/Service/ConfigService.php
index 841d4223..033990b7 100644
--- a/lib/Service/ConfigService.php
+++ b/lib/Service/ConfigService.php
@@ -31,12 +31,12 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
 
 namespace OCA\Social\Service;
 
+use OCA\Social\AppInfo\Application;
+use OCA\Social\Exceptions\SocialAppConfigException;
 use OCA\Social\Tools\Model\NCRequest;
 use OCA\Social\Tools\Model\Request;
 use OCA\Social\Tools\Traits\TArrayTools;
 use OCA\Social\Tools\Traits\TPathTools;
-use OCA\Social\AppInfo\Application;
-use OCA\Social\Exceptions\SocialAppConfigException;
 use OCP\IConfig;
 use OCP\IRequest;
 use OCP\IURLGenerator;
@@ -415,16 +415,19 @@ class ConfigService {
 	public function configureRequest(NCRequest $request): void {
 		$request->setVerifyPeer($this->getAppValue(ConfigService::SOCIAL_SELF_SIGNED) !== '1');
 
-		if ($request->getType() === Request::TYPE_GET) {
-			$request->addHeader(
-				'Accept', 'application/ld+json; profile="https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams"'
-			);
-		}
+		// do not add json headers if required
+		if (!$this->getBool('ignoreJsonHeaders', $request->getClientOptions())) {
+			if ($request->getType() === Request::TYPE_GET) {
+				$request->addHeader(
+					'Accept', 'application/ld+json; profile="https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams"'
+				);
+			}
 
-		if ($request->getType() === Request::TYPE_POST) {
-			$request->addHeader(
-				'Content-Type', 'application/ld+json; profile="https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams"'
-			);
+			if ($request->getType() === Request::TYPE_POST) {
+				$request->addHeader(
+					'Content-Type', 'application/ld+json; profile="https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams"'
+				);
+			}
 		}
 
 		$request->setLocalAddressAllowed(true);
diff --git a/lib/Service/CurlService.php b/lib/Service/CurlService.php
index fc770fd9..f1ef53f3 100644
--- a/lib/Service/CurlService.php
+++ b/lib/Service/CurlService.php
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ class CurlService {
 		$request = new NCRequest($path);
 		$request->addParam('resource', 'acct:' . $account);
 		$request->setHost($host);
+		$request->setClientOptions(['ignoreJsonHeaders' => true]);
 		$request->setProtocols($protocols);
 		$result = $this->retrieveJson($request);
 
@@ -152,6 +153,7 @@ class CurlService {
 		$request = new NCRequest('/.well-known/host-meta');
 		$request->setHost($host);
 		$request->setProtocols($protocols);
+		$request->setClientOptions(['ignoreJsonHeaders' => true]);
 
 		$this->logger->debug('hostMeta', ['host' => $host, 'protocols' => $protocols]);