diff --git a/src/lib/InstantSearch.js b/src/lib/InstantSearch.js
index 49c2025ed0..39d2ce212e 100644
--- a/src/lib/InstantSearch.js
+++ b/src/lib/InstantSearch.js
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ See: https://www.algolia.com/doc/guides/building-search-ui/going-further/backend
     }
 
     if (typeof searchClient.addAlgoliaAgent === 'function') {
-      searchClient.addAlgoliaAgent(`instantsearch.js ${version}`);
+      searchClient.addAlgoliaAgent(`instantsearch.js (${version})`);
     }
 
     this.client = searchClient;
diff --git a/src/lib/__tests__/InstantSearch-test.js b/src/lib/__tests__/InstantSearch-test.js
index 0a5ad0074e..11f7695d2c 100644
--- a/src/lib/__tests__/InstantSearch-test.js
+++ b/src/lib/__tests__/InstantSearch-test.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import range from 'lodash/range';
 import times from 'lodash/times';
 import algoliaSearchHelper from 'algoliasearch-helper';
 import InstantSearch from '../InstantSearch';
+import version from '../version';
 
 jest.mock('algoliasearch-helper', () => {
   const module = require.requireActual('algoliasearch-helper');
@@ -151,6 +152,7 @@ describe('InstantSearch lifecycle', () => {
           results: requests.map(() => ({})),
         });
       },
+      addAlgoliaAgent: jest.fn(),
     };
 
     algoliasearch = jest.fn().mockReturnValue(client);
@@ -174,6 +176,7 @@ describe('InstantSearch lifecycle', () => {
   });
 
   afterEach(() => {
+    client.addAlgoliaAgent.mockClear();
     algoliaSearchHelper.mockClear();
   });
 
@@ -182,6 +185,13 @@ describe('InstantSearch lifecycle', () => {
     expect(algoliasearch).toHaveBeenCalledWith(appId, apiKey);
   });
 
+  it('calls addAlgoliaAgent', () => {
+    expect(client.addAlgoliaAgent).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(client.addAlgoliaAgent).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      `instantsearch.js (${version})`
+    );
+  });
+
   it('does not call algoliasearchHelper', () => {
     expect(algoliaSearchHelper).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });