diff --git a/src/__tests__/transmission_test.js b/src/__tests__/transmission_test.js
index f6e66d7..2b16dcb 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/transmission_test.js
+++ b/src/__tests__/transmission_test.js
@@ -530,15 +530,18 @@ describe("base transmission", () => {
         dataset: "test-transmission1",
         addition: "",
         probe: userAgent =>
-          userAgent.indexOf("libhoney") === 0 &&
+         // user-agent order: libhoney, node, no addition present
+          userAgent.indexOf("libhoney-js/<@LIBHONEY_JS_VERSION@>") === 0 &&
+          userAgent.indexOf(`node/${process.version}`) > 1 &&
           userAgent.indexOf("addition") === -1
       },
       {
         dataset: "test-transmission2",
         addition: "user-agent addition",
         probe: userAgent =>
-          userAgent.indexOf("libhoney") === 0 &&
-          userAgent.indexOf("addition") !== -1
+        // user-agent order: libhoney, addition, node
+          userAgent.indexOf("libhoney-js/<@LIBHONEY_JS_VERSION@>") === 0 &&
+          userAgent.indexOf("addition") < userAgent.indexOf(`node/${process.version}`) 
       }
     ];
 
diff --git a/src/transmission.js b/src/transmission.js
index 673f87b..5713d19 100644
--- a/src/transmission.js
+++ b/src/transmission.js
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@
 import superagent from "superagent";
 import urljoin from "urljoin";
 
-const USER_AGENT = "libhoney-js/<@LIBHONEY_JS_VERSION@>";
+const LIBHONEY_VERSION = "libhoney-js/<@LIBHONEY_JS_VERSION@>";
+const NODE_VERSION = `node/${process.version}`;
 
 const _global =
   typeof window !== "undefined"
@@ -356,10 +357,10 @@ export class Transmission {
               return;
             }
 
-            let userAgent = USER_AGENT;
+            let userAgent = `${LIBHONEY_VERSION} ${NODE_VERSION}`;
             let trimmedAddition = this._userAgentAddition.trim();
             if (trimmedAddition) {
-              userAgent = `${USER_AGENT} ${trimmedAddition}`;
+              userAgent = `${LIBHONEY_VERSION} ${trimmedAddition} ${NODE_VERSION}`;
             }
 
             let start = Date.now();