diff --git a/demo/runners/support/agent.py b/demo/runners/support/agent.py
index 7b98ee5fbe..48ff4418f5 100644
--- a/demo/runners/support/agent.py
+++ b/demo/runners/support/agent.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import asyncio
 import asyncpg
+import base64
 import functools
 import json
 import logging
@@ -252,7 +253,13 @@ async def create_and_publish_revocation_registry(
 
         # if PUBLIC_TAILS_URL is specified, upload tails file to tails server
         if os.getenv("PUBLIC_TAILS_URL"):
-            tails_server_hash = await self.admin_PUT_FILE(tails_file, tails_file_url)
+            b64_genesis = base64.b64encode(str.encode((await default_genesis_txns())))
+            tails_server_hash = await self.admin_PUT_FILE(
+                tails_file,
+                tails_file_url,
+                params=None,
+                headers={"X-Genesis-Transactions": b64_genesis.decode("utf-8")}
+            )
             assert my_tails_hash == tails_server_hash.decode("utf-8")
             log_msg(f"Public tails file URL: {tails_file_url}")
 
@@ -538,11 +545,11 @@ async def admin_GET_FILE(self, path, params=None) -> bytes:
             self.log(f"Error during GET FILE {path}: {str(e)}")
             raise
 
-    async def admin_PUT_FILE(self, file, url, params=None) -> bytes:
+    async def admin_PUT_FILE(self, file, url, params=None, headers=None) -> bytes:
         try:
             params = {k: v for (k, v) in (params or {}).items() if v is not None}
             resp = await self.client_session.request(
-                "PUT", url, params=params, data=file
+                "PUT", url, params=params, data=file, headers=headers
             )
             resp.raise_for_status()
             return await resp.read()