diff --git a/files/__main__.py b/files/__main__.py
index ff25aff56..95628b7db 100755
--- a/files/__main__.py
+++ b/files/__main__.py
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ def before_request():
 
 	if request.method.lower() != "get" and app.config["READ_ONLY"]: return {"error":f"{app.config['SITE_NAME']} is currently in read-only mode."}, 500
 
-	if app.config["BOT_DISABLE"] and request.headers.get("X-User-Type")=="Bot": abort(503)
+	if app.config["BOT_DISABLE"] and request.headers.get("Authorization"): abort(503)
 
 	g.db = db_session()
 
diff --git a/files/routes/comments.py b/files/routes/comments.py
index 427d70d51..99744df88 100755
--- a/files/routes/comments.py
+++ b/files/routes/comments.py
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ def api_comment(v):
 
 	if parent.author.any_block_exists(v) and not v.admin_level>=3: return {"error": "You can't reply to users who have blocked you, or users you have blocked."}, 403
 
-	is_bot = request.headers.get("X-User-Type","")=="Bot"
+	is_bot = request.headers.get("Authorization")
 
 	if not is_bot and 'trans lives matters' not in body.lower():
 		now = int(time.time())
diff --git a/files/routes/posts.py b/files/routes/posts.py
index 095b96cf6..a5f2926dc 100755
--- a/files/routes/posts.py
+++ b/files/routes/posts.py
@@ -664,7 +664,7 @@ def submit_post(v):
 		author_id=v.id,
 		over_18=bool(request.values.get("over_18","")),
 		app_id=v.client.application.id if v.client else None,
-		is_bot = request.headers.get("X-User-Type","").lower()=="bot",
+		is_bot = request.headers.get("Authorization"),
 		url=url,
 		body=body,
 		body_html=body_html,
diff --git a/files/routes/votes.py b/files/routes/votes.py
index 9afbbc8bb..839e77b36 100755
--- a/files/routes/votes.py
+++ b/files/routes/votes.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ def api_vote_post(post_id, new, v):
 
 	if new not in ["-1", "0", "1"]: abort(400)
 
-	if request.headers.get("X-User-Type","") == "Bot": abort(403)
+	if request.headers.get("Authorization"): abort(403)
 
 	new = int(new)
 
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ def api_vote_comment(comment_id, new, v):
 
 	if new not in ["-1", "0", "1"]: abort(400)
 
-	if request.headers.get("X-User-Type","") == "Bot": abort(403)
+	if request.headers.get("Authorization"): abort(403)
 
 	new = int(new)