diff --git a/packages/http-server/src/index.ts b/packages/http-server/src/index.ts
index 27ce303d8..4fda40ad4 100644
--- a/packages/http-server/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/http-server/src/index.ts
@@ -282,10 +282,12 @@ export function createRequestListener<Plugins extends HTTPPluginSignatures>(
       } catch (e: any) {
         // MIME types aren't case sensitive
         const accept = req.headers.accept?.toLowerCase() ?? "";
+        const userAgent = req.headers["user-agent"]?.toLowerCase() ?? "";
         if (
-          accept.includes("text/html") ||
-          accept.includes("*/*") ||
-          accept.includes("text/*")
+          !userAgent.includes("curl/") &&
+          (accept.includes("text/html") ||
+            accept.includes("*/*") ||
+            accept.includes("text/*"))
         ) {
           // Send pretty HTML error page if client accepts it
           const Youch: typeof import("youch").default = require("youch");
diff --git a/packages/http-server/test/index.spec.ts b/packages/http-server/test/index.spec.ts
index caad77b9d..1bf157c96 100644
--- a/packages/http-server/test/index.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/http-server/test/index.spec.ts
@@ -368,6 +368,13 @@ test("createRequestListener: displays appropriately-formatted error page", async
   t.is(headers["content-type"], "text/html; charset=UTF-8");
   [, headers] = await request(port, "/", { accept: "image/png, */*" });
   t.is(headers["content-type"], "text/html; charset=UTF-8");
+
+  // Check pretty HTML error page isn't returned for cURL
+  [, headers] = await request(port, "/", {
+    accept: "*/*",
+    "user-agent": "curl/7.77.0",
+  });
+  t.is(headers["content-type"], "text/plain; charset=UTF-8");
 });
 test("createRequestListener: includes live reload script in html responses if enabled", async (t) => {
   const mf = useMiniflareWithHandler({ HTTPPlugin }, {}, (globals) => {