diff --git a/src/fetch/mod.rs b/src/fetch/mod.rs
index 3bb9e18..424a115 100644
--- a/src/fetch/mod.rs
+++ b/src/fetch/mod.rs
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ pub async fn fetch_object_http<T: Clone, Kind: DeserializeOwned>(
         r#"application/ld+json; profile="https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams""#, // activitypub standard
         r#"application/activity+json; charset=utf-8"#,                             // mastodon
     ];
-    let res = fetch_object_http_with_accept(url, data, &FETCH_CONTENT_TYPE).await?;
+    let res = fetch_object_http_with_accept(url, data, &FETCH_CONTENT_TYPE, false).await?;
 
     // Ensure correct content-type to prevent vulnerabilities, with case insensitive comparison.
     let content_type = res
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ async fn fetch_object_http_with_accept<T: Clone, Kind: DeserializeOwned>(
     url: &Url,
     data: &Data<T>,
     content_type: &HeaderValue,
+    recursive: bool,
 ) -> Result<FetchObjectResponse<Kind>, Error> {
     let config = &data.config;
     config.verify_url_valid(url).await?;
@@ -132,10 +133,17 @@ async fn fetch_object_http_with_accept<T: Clone, Kind: DeserializeOwned>(
         req.send().await?
     };
 
+    // Allow a single redirect using recursion. Further redirects are ignored.
     let location = res.headers().get(LOCATION).and_then(|l| l.to_str().ok());
-    if let Some(location) = location {
+    if let (Some(location), false) = (location, recursive) {
         let location = location.parse()?;
-        return Box::pin(fetch_object_http_with_accept(&location, data, content_type)).await;
+        return Box::pin(fetch_object_http_with_accept(
+            &location,
+            data,
+            content_type,
+            true,
+        ))
+        .await;
     }
 
     if res.status() == StatusCode::GONE {
diff --git a/src/fetch/webfinger.rs b/src/fetch/webfinger.rs
index 5f3b456..8d53078 100644
--- a/src/fetch/webfinger.rs
+++ b/src/fetch/webfinger.rs
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ where
         &Url::parse(&fetch_url).map_err(Error::UrlParse)?,
         data,
         &WEBFINGER_CONTENT_TYPE,
+        false,
     )
     .await?;
     if res.url.as_str() != fetch_url {