diff --git a/schema_salad/fetcher.py b/schema_salad/fetcher.py
index 2bfcfc08..23e6bb6b 100644
--- a/schema_salad/fetcher.py
+++ b/schema_salad/fetcher.py
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ def check_exists(self, url: str) -> bool:
 
         if scheme in ["http", "https"] and self.session is not None:
             try:
-                resp = self.session.head(url)
+                resp = self.session.head(url, allow_redirects=True)
                 resp.raise_for_status()
             except Exception:
                 return False