diff --git a/lib/pleroma/http/http.ex b/lib/pleroma/http/http.ex
index 21c057f4b..6a09b8260 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/http/http.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/http/http.ex
@@ -67,10 +67,13 @@ defmodule Pleroma.HTTP do
         options
 
       conn ->
+        %{host: host, port: port} = URI.parse(url)
+
         adapter_opts =
           Keyword.get(options, :adapter, [])
           |> Keyword.put(:conn, conn)
           |> Keyword.put(:close_conn, false)
+          |> Keyword.put(:original, "#{host}:#{port}")
 
         Keyword.put(options, :adapter, adapter_opts)
     end
diff --git a/mix.exs b/mix.exs
index 7c10ab75a..d156b9e36 100644
--- a/mix.exs
+++ b/mix.exs
@@ -111,10 +111,12 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Mixfile do
       {:calendar, "~> 0.17.4"},
       {:cachex, "~> 3.0.2"},
       {:poison, "~> 3.0", override: true},
-      {:tesla,
-       github: "alex-strizhakov/tesla",
-       ref: "82dd3ace650b93d6699cf379b1a238d891f45cfb",
-       override: true},
+      {
+        :tesla,
+        github: "alex-strizhakov/tesla",
+        ref: "33ba3bbd44d6fddd6558aaf4d9768c8de5f279b8",
+        override: true
+      },
       {:cowlib, "~> 2.6.0", override: true},
       {:gun, "~> 1.3"},
       {:jason, "~> 1.0"},
diff --git a/mix.lock b/mix.lock
index 26be6d663..606dbfa61 100644
--- a/mix.lock
+++ b/mix.lock
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
   "swoosh": {:hex, :swoosh, "0.23.2", "7dda95ff0bf54a2298328d6899c74dae1223777b43563ccebebb4b5d2b61df38", [:mix], [{:cowboy, "~> 1.0.1 or ~> 1.1 or ~> 2.4", [hex: :cowboy, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:gen_smtp, "~> 0.13", [hex: :gen_smtp, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:hackney, "~> 1.9", [hex: :hackney, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:jason, "~> 1.0", [hex: :jason, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:mail, "~> 0.2", [hex: :mail, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:mime, "~> 1.1", [hex: :mime, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:plug_cowboy, ">= 1.0.0", [hex: :plug_cowboy, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}], "hexpm"},
   "syslog": {:git, "https://github.com/Vagabond/erlang-syslog.git", "4a6c6f2c996483e86c1320e9553f91d337bcb6aa", [tag: "1.0.5"]},
   "telemetry": {:hex, :telemetry, "0.4.0", "8339bee3fa8b91cb84d14c2935f8ecf399ccd87301ad6da6b71c09553834b2ab", [:rebar3], [], "hexpm"},
-  "tesla": {:git, "https://github.com/alex-strizhakov/tesla.git", "82dd3ace650b93d6699cf379b1a238d891f45cfb", [ref: "82dd3ace650b93d6699cf379b1a238d891f45cfb"]},
+  "tesla": {:git, "https://github.com/alex-strizhakov/tesla.git", "33ba3bbd44d6fddd6558aaf4d9768c8de5f279b8", [ref: "33ba3bbd44d6fddd6558aaf4d9768c8de5f279b8"]},
   "timex": {:hex, :timex, "3.6.1", "efdf56d0e67a6b956cc57774353b0329c8ab7726766a11547e529357ffdc1d56", [:mix], [{:combine, "~> 0.10", [hex: :combine, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:gettext, "~> 0.10", [hex: :gettext, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:tzdata, "~> 0.1.8 or ~> 0.5 or ~> 1.0.0", [hex: :tzdata, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm"},
   "trailing_format_plug": {:hex, :trailing_format_plug, "0.0.7", "64b877f912cf7273bed03379936df39894149e35137ac9509117e59866e10e45", [:mix], [{:plug, "> 0.12.0", [hex: :plug, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm"},
   "tzdata": {:hex, :tzdata, "0.5.21", "8cbf3607fcce69636c672d5be2bbb08687fe26639a62bdcc283d267277db7cf0", [:mix], [{:hackney, "~> 1.0", [hex: :hackney, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm"},
diff --git a/test/reverse_proxy/reverse_proxy_test.exs b/test/reverse_proxy/reverse_proxy_test.exs
index 1e9967278..e3c26c676 100644
--- a/test/reverse_proxy/reverse_proxy_test.exs
+++ b/test/reverse_proxy/reverse_proxy_test.exs
@@ -361,5 +361,28 @@ defmodule Pleroma.ReverseProxyTest do
         Pleroma.Config.put([Pleroma.Gun.API], api)
       end)
     end
+
+    test "tesla client with gun client follow redirects", %{conn: conn} do
+      client = Pleroma.Config.get([Pleroma.ReverseProxy.Client])
+      Pleroma.Config.put([Pleroma.ReverseProxy.Client], Pleroma.ReverseProxy.Client.Tesla)
+      adapter = Application.get_env(:tesla, :adapter)
+      Application.put_env(:tesla, :adapter, Tesla.Adapter.Gun)
+
+      api = Pleroma.Config.get([Pleroma.Gun.API])
+      Pleroma.Config.put([Pleroma.Gun.API], :gun)
+      {:ok, _} = Pleroma.Gun.Connections.start_link(Pleroma.Gun.Connections)
+
+      conn = ReverseProxy.call(conn, "https://httpbin.org/redirect/7")
+
+      assert byte_size(conn.resp_body) == 10
+      assert conn.state == :chunked
+      assert conn.status == 200
+
+      on_exit(fn ->
+        Pleroma.Config.put([Pleroma.ReverseProxy.Client], client)
+        Application.put_env(:tesla, :adapter, adapter)
+        Pleroma.Config.put([Pleroma.Gun.API], api)
+      end)
+    end
   end
 end