diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 47480c4..3e942ee 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ gem "phlex-rails"
 gem "omniauth"
 gem "omniauth-hack_club"
 gem "faraday"
+gem "faraday-follow_redirects"
 gem "pundit"
 gem "primer_view_components"
 gem "pg_search"
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 357bea0..d7cb5c1 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -149,6 +149,8 @@ GEM
       faraday-net_http (>= 2.0, < 3.5)
       json
       logger
+    faraday-follow_redirects (0.5.0)
+      faraday (>= 1, < 3)
     faraday-mashify (1.0.2)
       faraday (~> 2.0)
       hashie
@@ -512,6 +514,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   debug
   dotenv-rails
   faraday
+  faraday-follow_redirects
   hashid-rails
   high_voltage
   jb
diff --git a/app/models/upload.rb b/app/models/upload.rb
index 021f8e8..8d96df6 100644
--- a/app/models/upload.rb
+++ b/app/models/upload.rb
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ class Upload < ApplicationRecord
   # Create upload from URL (for API/rescue operations)
   def self.create_from_url(url, user:, provenance:, original_url: nil, authorization: nil, filename: nil)
     conn = Faraday.new(ssl: { verify: true, verify_mode: OpenSSL::SSL::VERIFY_PEER }) do |f|
-      # f.response :follow_redirects, limit: 5
+      f.response :follow_redirects, limit: 5
       f.adapter Faraday.default_adapter
     end
     # Disable CRL checking which fails on some servers