diff --git a/src/core/network/qgsnetworkaccessmanager.cpp b/src/core/network/qgsnetworkaccessmanager.cpp
index a93758192063..94e997320bc0 100644
--- a/src/core/network/qgsnetworkaccessmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/core/network/qgsnetworkaccessmanager.cpp
@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@ QgsNetworkAccessManager::QgsNetworkAccessManager( QObject *parent )
   , mSslErrorHandlerSemaphore( 1 )
   , mAuthRequestHandlerSemaphore( 1 )
 {
+  setRedirectPolicy( QNetworkRequest::NoLessSafeRedirectPolicy );
   setProxyFactory( new QgsNetworkProxyFactory() );
   setCookieJar( new QgsNetworkCookieJar( this ) );
   enableStrictTransportSecurityStore( true );