diff --git a/indra/llcorehttp/httpoptions.cpp b/indra/llcorehttp/httpoptions.cpp
index 2b42bcaf6dafebaa00ad41fec7275ca8466515ed..3459a37aff8464bf8bd202857ff5a3828c32da92 100755
--- a/indra/llcorehttp/httpoptions.cpp
+++ b/indra/llcorehttp/httpoptions.cpp
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ HttpOptions::HttpOptions() : RefCounted(true),
     mTransferTimeout(HTTP_REQUEST_XFER_TIMEOUT_DEFAULT),
     mRetries(HTTP_RETRY_COUNT_DEFAULT),
     mUseRetryAfter(HTTP_USE_RETRY_AFTER_DEFAULT),
-    mFollowRedirects(false),
+    mFollowRedirects(true),
     mVerifyPeer(false),
     mVerifyHost(false),
     mDNSCacheTimeout(-1L),