diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Common/Http/HttpRequestBuilder.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Common/Http/HttpRequestBuilder.cs
index 93eebd039..cbc897d12 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Common/Http/HttpRequestBuilder.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Common/Http/HttpRequestBuilder.cs
@@ -389,5 +389,12 @@ public virtual HttpRequestBuilder AddFormUpload(string name, string fileName, by
 
             return this;
         }
+
+        public virtual HttpRequestBuilder AllowRedirect(bool allowAutoRedirect = true)
+        {
+            AllowAutoRedirect = allowAutoRedirect;
+
+            return this;
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/Custom/CustomImportProxy.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/Custom/CustomImportProxy.cs
index 46bf70cc2..15886b220 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/Custom/CustomImportProxy.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/Custom/CustomImportProxy.cs
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ private List<TResource> Execute<TResource>(CustomSettings settings)
             }
 
             var baseUrl = settings.BaseUrl.TrimEnd('/');
-            var request = new HttpRequestBuilder(baseUrl).Accept(HttpAccept.Json).Build();
+            var request = new HttpRequestBuilder(baseUrl).Accept(HttpAccept.Json).AllowRedirect().Build();
             var response = _httpClient.Get(request);
             var results = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<List<TResource>>(response.Content);