diff --git a/recipes/wash_post.recipe b/recipes/wash_post.recipe
index 35b3f7e61f..7d25743988 100644
--- a/recipes/wash_post.recipe
+++ b/recipes/wash_post.recipe
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ class TheWashingtonPost(BasicNewsRecipe):
         .time { font-size:small; color: #202020; }
     '''
 
+    def get_browser(self):
+        return BasicNewsRecipe.get_browser(self, verify_ssl_certificates=False, user_agent='common_words/based')
+
     # Official feeds: https://www.washingtonpost.com/discussions/2018/10/12/washington-post-rss-feeds/
     feeds = [
         (u'Politics', u'http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/rss/politics'),
diff --git a/recipes/wash_post_print.recipe b/recipes/wash_post_print.recipe
index 9911f04f78..c370f5250d 100644
--- a/recipes/wash_post_print.recipe
+++ b/recipes/wash_post_print.recipe
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ class wapoprint(BasicNewsRecipe):
         .time { font-size:small; color: #202020; }
     '''
 
+    def get_browser(self):
+        return BasicNewsRecipe.get_browser(self, user_agent='common_words/based')
+
     def parse_index(self):
         soup = self.index_to_soup('https://www.washingtonpost.com/todays_paper/updates/')
         if img := soup.find('img', attrs={'src':lambda x: x and x.endswith('_FrontPage.png')}):