diff --git a/app/__mocks__/node-libcurl.js b/app/__mocks__/node-libcurl.js
index 7433f126b..b12149302 100644
--- a/app/__mocks__/node-libcurl.js
+++ b/app/__mocks__/node-libcurl.js
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ Curl.option = {
   HTTPPOST: 'HTTPPOST',
   INFILESIZE: 'INFILESIZE',
   KEYPASSWD: 'KEYPASSWD',
+  MAXREDIRS: 'MAXREDIRS',
   NETRC: 'NETRC',
   NOBODY: 'NOBODY',
   NOPROGRESS: 'NOPROGRESS',
diff --git a/app/network/__tests__/network.test.js b/app/network/__tests__/network.test.js
index 14133f76f..691dcdc55 100644
--- a/app/network/__tests__/network.test.js
+++ b/app/network/__tests__/network.test.js
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ describe('actuallySend()', () => {
         ACCEPT_ENCODING: '',
         COOKIEFILE: '',
         FOLLOWLOCATION: true,
+        MAXREDIRS: 20,
         HTTPHEADER: [
           'Content-Type: application/json',
           'Expect: ',
@@ -123,6 +124,7 @@ describe('actuallySend()', () => {
         ACCEPT_ENCODING: '',
         COOKIEFILE: '',
         FOLLOWLOCATION: true,
+        MAXREDIRS: 20,
         HTTPHEADER: [
           'Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded',
           'Expect: ',
@@ -200,6 +202,7 @@ describe('actuallySend()', () => {
         CUSTOMREQUEST: 'GET',
         ACCEPT_ENCODING: '',
         FOLLOWLOCATION: true,
+        MAXREDIRS: 20,
         HTTPHEADER: [
           'Content-Type: application/json',
           'Expect: ',
@@ -255,6 +258,7 @@ describe('actuallySend()', () => {
         CUSTOMREQUEST: 'POST',
         COOKIEFILE: '',
         FOLLOWLOCATION: true,
+        MAXREDIRS: 20,
         HTTPHEADER: [
           'Content-Type: application/octet-stream',
           'Expect: ',
@@ -310,6 +314,7 @@ describe('actuallySend()', () => {
         ACCEPT_ENCODING: '',
         COOKIEFILE: '',
         FOLLOWLOCATION: true,
+        MAXREDIRS: 20,
         HTTPHEADER: [
           'Content-Type: multipart/form-data',
           'Expect: ',
@@ -350,6 +355,7 @@ describe('actuallySend()', () => {
         ACCEPT_ENCODING: '',
         COOKIEFILE: '',
         FOLLOWLOCATION: true,
+        MAXREDIRS: 20,
         HTTPHEADER: ['content-type: '],
         NOPROGRESS: false,
         PROXY: '',
@@ -383,6 +389,7 @@ describe('actuallySend()', () => {
         ACCEPT_ENCODING: '',
         COOKIEFILE: '',
         FOLLOWLOCATION: true,
+        MAXREDIRS: 20,
         HTTPHEADER: ['content-type: '],
         NOPROGRESS: false,
         PROXY: '',
@@ -415,6 +422,7 @@ describe('actuallySend()', () => {
         ACCEPT_ENCODING: '',
         COOKIEFILE: '',
         FOLLOWLOCATION: true,
+        MAXREDIRS: 20,
         HTTPHEADER: ['content-type: '],
         NOPROGRESS: false,
         PROXY: '',
@@ -448,6 +456,7 @@ describe('actuallySend()', () => {
         ACCEPT_ENCODING: '',
         COOKIEFILE: '',
         FOLLOWLOCATION: true,
+        MAXREDIRS: 20,
         HTTPHEADER: ['content-type: '],
         NOPROGRESS: false,
         PROXY: '',
diff --git a/app/network/network.js b/app/network/network.js
index be34aa76e..e3095bb78 100644
--- a/app/network/network.js
+++ b/app/network/network.js
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ export function _actuallySend (
 
       // Set all the basic options
       setOpt(Curl.option.FOLLOWLOCATION, settings.followRedirects);
+      setOpt(Curl.option.MAXREDIRS, 20);
       setOpt(Curl.option.TIMEOUT_MS, settings.timeout); // 0 for no timeout
       setOpt(Curl.option.VERBOSE, true); // True so debug function works
       setOpt(Curl.option.NOPROGRESS, false); // False so progress function works
diff --git a/flow-typed/node-libcurl.js b/flow-typed/node-libcurl.js
index 0dc69985f..16d3f5bc1 100644
--- a/flow-typed/node-libcurl.js
+++ b/flow-typed/node-libcurl.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ declare class Curl {
     HTTPPOST: number,
     INFILESIZE: number,
     KEYPASSWD: number,
+    MAXREDIRS: number,
     NETRC: number,
     NOBODY: number,
     NOPROGRESS: number,