diff --git a/lib/pleroma/http/connection.ex b/lib/pleroma/http/connection.ex
index a1460d303..7e2c6f5e8 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/http/connection.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/http/connection.ex
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.HTTP.Connection do
     connect_timeout: 10_000,
     recv_timeout: 20_000,
     follow_redirect: true,
+    force_redirect: true,
     pool: :federation
   ]
   @adapter Application.get_env(:tesla, :adapter)