diff --git a/R/client.R b/R/client.R
index a2acc46..a08daf0 100644
--- a/R/client.R
+++ b/R/client.R
@@ -33,8 +33,7 @@ emodnet_init_wfs_client <- function(service,
     ows4R::WFSClient$new(
       service_url,
       serviceVersion = "2.0.0",
-      # TODO add when https://github.com/eblondel/ows4R/issues/137 fixed
-        #headers = c("User-Agent" = emodnetwfs_user_agent()),
+      headers = c("User-Agent" = emodnetwfs_user_agent()),
       logger = logger
     )
   )
diff --git a/R/info.R b/R/info.R
index 5611286..ad34179 100644
--- a/R/info.R
+++ b/R/info.R
@@ -117,7 +117,8 @@ get_abstract_null <- function(x) {
 }
 
 guess_layer_format <- function(layer) {
-  layer$getDescription()
+  # no longer needed: https://github.com/eblondel/ows4R/discussions/139#discussioncomment-11965999 # nolint: line_length_linter
+  # layer$getDescription()
   if (!is.null(layer$getGeometryType())) {
     "sf"
   } else {