diff --git a/src/main/clojure/cemerick/bandalore.clj b/src/main/clojure/cemerick/bandalore.clj
index a58940c..23272db 100644
--- a/src/main/clojure/cemerick/bandalore.clj
+++ b/src/main/clojure/cemerick/bandalore.clj
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@
 (defn create-client
   "Creates a synchronous AmazonSQSClient using the provided account id, secret key,
    and optional com.amazonaws.ClientConfiguration."
+  ([]
+    (create-client (com.amazonaws.ClientConfiguration.)))
+  ([client-config]
+    (AmazonSQSClient.
+      (.withUserAgent client-config "Bandalore - SQS for Clojure")))
   ([id secret-key]
     (create-client id secret-key (com.amazonaws.ClientConfiguration.)))
   ([id secret-key client-config]
@@ -200,4 +205,4 @@
 ;; void 	removePermission(RemovePermissionRequest removePermissionRequest)
 ;           The RemovePermission action revokes any permissions in the queue policy that matches the specified Label parameter.
 ;; void 	addPermission(AddPermissionRequest addPermissionRequest)
-           ;;The AddPermission action adds a permission to a queue for a specific principal.
\ No newline at end of file
+           ;;The AddPermission action adds a permission to a queue for a specific principal.