diff --git a/swh/loader/package/utils.py b/swh/loader/package/utils.py
--- a/swh/loader/package/utils.py
+++ b/swh/loader/package/utils.py
@@ -79,7 +79,9 @@
         params["headers"].update(extra_request_headers)
     # so the connection does not hang indefinitely (read/connection timeout)
     timeout = params.get("timeout", 60)
-    response = requests.get(url, **params, timeout=timeout, stream=True)
+    response = requests.get(
+        url, **params, timeout=timeout, stream=True, allow_redirects=True
+    )
     if response.status_code != 200:
         raise ValueError("Fail to query '%s'. Reason: %s" % (url, response.status_code))