diff --git a/lib/pleroma/http/connection.ex b/lib/pleroma/http/connection.ex
index 7e2c6f5e8..8caf989a7 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/http/connection.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/http/connection.ex
@@ -7,8 +7,10 @@ defmodule Pleroma.HTTP.Connection do
   Connection for http-requests.
   """
 
-  @hackney_options [
+  @options [
     connect_timeout: 10_000,
+    protocols: [:http],
+    timeout: 20_000,
     recv_timeout: 20_000,
     follow_redirect: true,
     force_redirect: true,
@@ -25,17 +27,18 @@ defmodule Pleroma.HTTP.Connection do
   """
   @spec new(Keyword.t()) :: Tesla.Env.client()
   def new(opts \\ []) do
-    Tesla.client([], {@adapter, hackney_options(opts)})
+    middleware = [Tesla.Middleware.FollowRedirects]
+    Tesla.client(middleware, {@adapter, options(opts)})
   end
 
-  # fetch Hackney options
+  # fetch http options
   #
-  def hackney_options(opts) do
+  def options(opts) do
     options = Keyword.get(opts, :adapter, [])
     adapter_options = Pleroma.Config.get([:http, :adapter], [])
     proxy_url = Pleroma.Config.get([:http, :proxy_url], nil)
 
-    @hackney_options
+    @options
     |> Keyword.merge(adapter_options)
     |> Keyword.merge(options)
     |> Keyword.merge(proxy: proxy_url)
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/http/http.ex b/lib/pleroma/http/http.ex
index dec24458a..6d7934841 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/http/http.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/http/http.ex
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.HTTP do
   end
 
   def process_request_options(options) do
-    Keyword.merge(Pleroma.HTTP.Connection.hackney_options([]), options)
+    Keyword.merge(Pleroma.HTTP.Connection.options([]), options)
   end
 
   @doc """
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/reverse_proxy/reverse_proxy.ex b/lib/pleroma/reverse_proxy/reverse_proxy.ex
index 03efad30a..3212bf90d 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/reverse_proxy/reverse_proxy.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/reverse_proxy/reverse_proxy.ex
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.ReverseProxy do
 
   def call(conn = %{method: method}, url, opts) when method in @methods do
     hackney_opts =
-      Pleroma.HTTP.Connection.hackney_options([])
+      Pleroma.HTTP.Connection.options([])
       |> Keyword.merge(@default_hackney_options)
       |> Keyword.merge(Keyword.get(opts, :http, []))
       |> HTTP.process_request_options()
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/mrf/mediaproxy_warming_policy.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/mrf/mediaproxy_warming_policy.ex
index a179dd54d..52ef0167c 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/mrf/mediaproxy_warming_policy.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/mrf/mediaproxy_warming_policy.ex
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.MRF.MediaProxyWarmingPolicy do
 
   require Logger
 
-  @hackney_options [
+  @options [
     pool: :media,
     recv_timeout: 10_000
   ]
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.MRF.MediaProxyWarmingPolicy do
 
     url
     |> MediaProxy.url()
-    |> HTTP.get([], adapter: @hackney_options)
+    |> HTTP.get([], adapter: @options)
   end
 
   def perform(:preload, %{"object" => %{"attachment" => attachments}} = _message) do
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/rel_me.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/rel_me.ex
index d376e2069..947234aa2 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/rel_me.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/rel_me.ex
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
 
 defmodule Pleroma.Web.RelMe do
-  @hackney_options [
+  @options [
     pool: :media,
     recv_timeout: 2_000,
     max_body: 2_000_000,
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.RelMe do
   def parse(_), do: {:error, "No URL provided"}
 
   defp parse_url(url) do
-    {:ok, %Tesla.Env{body: html}} = Pleroma.HTTP.get(url, [], adapter: @hackney_options)
+    {:ok, %Tesla.Env{body: html}} = Pleroma.HTTP.get(url, [], adapter: @options)
 
     data =
       Floki.attribute(html, "link[rel~=me]", "href") ++
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/rich_media/parser.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/rich_media/parser.ex
index f5f9e358c..ade4ac891 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/rich_media/parser.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/rich_media/parser.ex
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
 
 defmodule Pleroma.Web.RichMedia.Parser do
-  @hackney_options [
+  @options [
     pool: :media,
     recv_timeout: 2_000,
     max_body: 2_000_000,
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.RichMedia.Parser do
 
   defp parse_url(url) do
     try do
-      {:ok, %Tesla.Env{body: html}} = Pleroma.HTTP.get(url, [], adapter: @hackney_options)
+      {:ok, %Tesla.Env{body: html}} = Pleroma.HTTP.get(url, [], adapter: @options)
 
       html
       |> maybe_parse()
diff --git a/mix.exs b/mix.exs
index 9aab71e90..84d58f5a6 100644
--- a/mix.exs
+++ b/mix.exs
@@ -112,7 +112,9 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Mixfile do
       {:cachex, "~> 3.0.2"},
       {:poison, "~> 3.0", override: true},
       {:tesla,
-       github: "teamon/tesla", ref: "97950754a77cde4e162ada31fb9d8cf4fd6ab822", override: true},
+       github: "alex-strizhakov/tesla",
+       ref: "9ad792fb630bdfc2266ed13b830c28b6552fb3f9",
+       override: true},
       {:cowlib, "~> 2.6.0", override: true},
       {:gun, "~> 1.3"},
       {:jason, "~> 1.0"},
diff --git a/mix.lock b/mix.lock
index bf3d4f01a..d79bb9c80 100644
--- a/mix.lock
+++ b/mix.lock
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
   "swoosh": {:hex, :swoosh, "0.23.2", "7dda95ff0bf54a2298328d6899c74dae1223777b43563ccebebb4b5d2b61df38", [:mix], [{:cowboy, "~> 1.0.1 or ~> 1.1 or ~> 2.4", [hex: :cowboy, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:gen_smtp, "~> 0.13", [hex: :gen_smtp, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:hackney, "~> 1.9", [hex: :hackney, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:jason, "~> 1.0", [hex: :jason, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:mail, "~> 0.2", [hex: :mail, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:mime, "~> 1.1", [hex: :mime, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:plug_cowboy, ">= 1.0.0", [hex: :plug_cowboy, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}], "hexpm"},
   "syslog": {:git, "https://github.com/Vagabond/erlang-syslog.git", "4a6c6f2c996483e86c1320e9553f91d337bcb6aa", [tag: "1.0.5"]},
   "telemetry": {:hex, :telemetry, "0.4.0", "8339bee3fa8b91cb84d14c2935f8ecf399ccd87301ad6da6b71c09553834b2ab", [:rebar3], [], "hexpm"},
-  "tesla": {:git, "https://github.com/teamon/tesla.git", "97950754a77cde4e162ada31fb9d8cf4fd6ab822", [ref: "97950754a77cde4e162ada31fb9d8cf4fd6ab822"]},
+  "tesla": {:git, "https://github.com/alex-strizhakov/tesla.git", "9ad792fb630bdfc2266ed13b830c28b6552fb3f9", [ref: "9ad792fb630bdfc2266ed13b830c28b6552fb3f9"]},
   "timex": {:hex, :timex, "3.6.1", "efdf56d0e67a6b956cc57774353b0329c8ab7726766a11547e529357ffdc1d56", [:mix], [{:combine, "~> 0.10", [hex: :combine, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:gettext, "~> 0.10", [hex: :gettext, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:tzdata, "~> 0.1.8 or ~> 0.5 or ~> 1.0.0", [hex: :tzdata, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm"},
   "trailing_format_plug": {:hex, :trailing_format_plug, "0.0.7", "64b877f912cf7273bed03379936df39894149e35137ac9509117e59866e10e45", [:mix], [{:plug, "> 0.12.0", [hex: :plug, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm"},
   "tzdata": {:hex, :tzdata, "0.5.21", "8cbf3607fcce69636c672d5be2bbb08687fe26639a62bdcc283d267277db7cf0", [:mix], [{:hackney, "~> 1.0", [hex: :hackney, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm"},