diff --git a/pkg/middleware/age_gate.go b/pkg/middleware/age_gate.go
index 835fe97..486b556 100644
--- a/pkg/middleware/age_gate.go
+++ b/pkg/middleware/age_gate.go
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ func AgeGate(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 		ses := session.Get(r)
 		if val, _ := ses.Values["age-ok"].(bool); !val {
 			// They haven't been verified. Redirect them to the age-verify handler.
-			if r.FormValue("over18") == "" {
+			if r.FormValue("over18") == "" && r.Header.Get("X-Over-18") == "" {
 				responses.Redirect(w, r, "/age-verify?next="+path)
 				return
 			}