diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ca3d1c1..6aeadc8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 ### Changed
 
 * Updated header style of cards
+* Observations: Updated to use arweave.net for reference domain when generating observation report
 
 ## [1.3.0] - 2024-10-21
 
diff --git a/src/constants.ts b/src/constants.ts
index 34820e0..a35791e 100644
--- a/src/constants.ts
+++ b/src/constants.ts
@@ -54,3 +54,8 @@ export const EAY_TOOLTIP_FORMULA =
 
 export const OPERATOR_EAY_TOOLTIP_FORMULA =
   '\\(EAY = \\frac{OperatorRewardsPerEpoch}{OperatorStake} * EpochsPerYear\\)';
+
+// OBSERVATION ASSESSMENT CONSTANTS
+export const NAME_PASS_THRESHOLD = 0.8;
+export const REFERENCE_GATEWAY_FQDN =
+  process.env.VITE_REFERENCE_GATEWAY_FQDN ?? 'arweave.net';
diff --git a/src/utils/index.ts b/src/utils/index.ts
index 78c13b2..a755c96 100644
--- a/src/utils/index.ts
+++ b/src/utils/index.ts
@@ -104,6 +104,10 @@ export const fetchWithTimeout = async (resource:string, options?:RequestInit, ti
 
   const response = await fetch(resource, {
     ...options,
+    headers: {
+      ...options?.headers,
+      'Accept-Encoding': 'identity'
+    },
     signal: controller.signal  
   });
   clearTimeout(id);
diff --git a/src/utils/observations.ts b/src/utils/observations.ts
index 8545497..d5c4836 100644
--- a/src/utils/observations.ts
+++ b/src/utils/observations.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,10 @@
 /* Based on code by elliotsayes from https://github.com/elliotsayes/gateway-explorer */
 
 import { AoGatewayWithAddress } from '@ar.io/sdk/web';
-import { log } from '@src/constants';
+import { log, NAME_PASS_THRESHOLD, REFERENCE_GATEWAY_FQDN } from '@src/constants';
 import { ArNSAssessment, Assessment, OwnershipAssessment } from '@src/types';
 import { arrayBufferToBase64Url, fetchWithTimeout } from '.';
 
-const NAME_PASS_THRESHOLD = 0.8;
-const REFERENCE_GATEWAY_FQDN = 'ar-io.dev';
-
 export const assessOwnership = async (
   gateway: AoGatewayWithAddress,
 ): Promise<OwnershipAssessment> => {