diff --git a/common/lc_http.cpp b/common/lc_http.cpp
index 0cfca2c8..7a6c6c44 100644
--- a/common/lc_http.cpp
+++ b/common/lc_http.cpp
@@ -22,10 +22,12 @@ void lcHttpReply::run()
 	static_assert(sizeof(wchar_t) == sizeof(QChar), "Character size mismatch");
 
 	Session = InternetOpen(L"LeoCAD", INTERNET_OPEN_TYPE_PRECONFIG, NULL, NULL, 0);
+
 	if (!Session)
 		return;
 
-	Request = InternetOpenUrl(Session, (WCHAR*)mURL.data(), NULL, 0, 0, 0);
+	Request = InternetOpenUrl(Session, (WCHAR*)mURL.data(), NULL, 0, INTERNET_FLAG_IGNORE_REDIRECT_TO_HTTP, 0);
+
 	if (!Request)
 	{
 		InternetCloseHandle(Session);
@@ -81,7 +83,17 @@ lcHttpManager::lcHttpManager(QObject* Owner)
 
 lcHttpReply* lcHttpManager::lcHttpManager::DownloadFile(const QString& Url)
 {
-	return (lcHttpReply*)get(QNetworkRequest(QUrl(Url)));
+	QNetworkRequest Request = QNetworkRequest(QUrl(Url));
+
+#if (QT_VERSION < QT_VERSION_CHECK(6, 0, 0)) // default changed in Qt6
+#if (QT_VERSION >= QT_VERSION_CHECK(5, 9, 0))
+	Request.setAttribute(QNetworkRequest::RedirectPolicyAttribute, QNetworkRequest::NoLessSafeRedirectPolicy);
+#elif (QT_VERSION >= QT_VERSION_CHECK(5, 6, 0))
+	Request.setAttribute(QNetworkRequest::FollowRedirectsAttribute, true);
+#endif
+#endif
+
+	return (lcHttpReply*)get(Request);
 }
 
 void lcHttpManager::Finished(QNetworkReply* Reply)