diff --git a/app-config.yaml b/app-config.yaml
index 3eb6311463..359aecf4d2 100644
--- a/app-config.yaml
+++ b/app-config.yaml
@@ -110,10 +110,9 @@ proxy:
   '/gocd':
     target: https://your.gocd.instance.com/go/api
     allowedMethods: ['GET']
-    allowedHeaders: ['Authorization', 'Accept']
+    allowedHeaders: ['Authorization']
     headers:
       Authorization: Basic ${GOCD_AUTH_TOKEN}
-      Accept: application/vnd.go.cd+json
 
 organization:
   name: My Company
diff --git a/plugins/gocd/README.md b/plugins/gocd/README.md
index 96329e7e13..d17b625581 100644
--- a/plugins/gocd/README.md
+++ b/plugins/gocd/README.md
@@ -41,10 +41,9 @@ proxy:
   '/gocd':
     target: '<go cd server host>/go/api'
     allowedMethods: ['GET']
-    allowedHeaders: ['Authorization', 'Accept']
+    allowedHeaders: ['Authorization']
     headers:
       Authorization: Basic ${GOCD_AUTH_TOKEN}
-      Accept: application/vnd.go.cd+json
 ```
 
 You should also include the `gocd` section to allow for the plugin to redirect back to GoCD pipelines in your deployed instance:
diff --git a/plugins/gocd/src/api/gocdApi.client.ts b/plugins/gocd/src/api/gocdApi.client.ts
index 3907281ff4..d74cf9e055 100644
--- a/plugins/gocd/src/api/gocdApi.client.ts
+++ b/plugins/gocd/src/api/gocdApi.client.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@ export class GoCdClientApi implements GoCdApi {
     const baseUrl = await this.discoveryApi.getBaseUrl('proxy');
     const pipelineHistoryResponse = await fetch(
       `${baseUrl}/gocd/pipelines/${pipelineName}/history`,
+      {
+        headers: {
+          Accept: 'application/vnd.go.cd+json',
+        },
+      },
     );
 
     return await pipelineHistoryResponse.json();