diff --git a/lib/http/client.go b/lib/http/client.go
index f7b05c51..283ecbf8 100644
--- a/lib/http/client.go
+++ b/lib/http/client.go
@@ -534,8 +534,9 @@ func (c *Client) Do(req *Request) (resp *Response, err error) {
 	for {
 		// For all but the first request, create the next
 		// request hop and replace req.
+		loc := req.URL.String()
 		if len(reqs) > 0 {
-			loc := resp.Header.Get("Location")
+			loc = resp.Header.Get("Location")
 			if loc == "" {
 				return nil, uerr(fmt.Errorf("%d response missing Location header", resp.StatusCode))
 			}
@@ -571,14 +572,6 @@ func (c *Client) Do(req *Request) (resp *Response, err error) {
 			if ref := refererForURL(reqs[len(reqs)-1].URL, req.URL); ref != "" {
 				req.Header.Set("Referer", ref)
 			}
-			err = c.checkRedirect(req, resp, reqs)
-
-			// Sentinel error to let users select the
-			// previous response, without closing its
-			// body. See Issue 10069.
-			if err == ErrUseLastResponse {
-				return resp, nil
-			}
 
 			// Close the previous response's body. But
 			// read at least some of the body so if it's
@@ -590,16 +583,6 @@ func (c *Client) Do(req *Request) (resp *Response, err error) {
 				io.CopyN(ioutil.Discard, resp.Body, maxBodySlurpSize)
 			}
 			resp.Body.Close()
-
-			if err != nil {
-				// Special case for Go 1 compatibility: return both the response
-				// and an error if the CheckRedirect function failed.
-				// See https://golang.org/issue/3795
-				// The resp.Body has already been closed.
-				ue := uerr(err)
-				ue.(*url.Error).URL = loc
-				return resp, ue
-			}
 		}
 
 		reqs = append(reqs, req)
@@ -614,6 +597,22 @@ func (c *Client) Do(req *Request) (resp *Response, err error) {
 			}
 			return nil, uerr(err)
 		}
+		err = c.checkRedirect(req, resp, reqs)
+
+		// Sentinel error to let users select the
+		// previous response, without closing its
+		// body. See Issue 10069.
+		if err == ErrUseLastResponse {
+			return resp, nil
+		}
+		if err != nil {
+			// Special case for Go 1 compatibility: return both the response
+			// and an error if the CheckRedirect function failed.
+			// See https://golang.org/issue/3795
+			ue := uerr(err)
+			ue.(*url.Error).URL = loc
+			return resp, err
+		}
 
 		var shouldRedirect bool
 		redirectMethod, shouldRedirect, includeBody = redirectBehavior(req.Method, resp, reqs[0])
diff --git a/modules/http/scanner.go b/modules/http/scanner.go
index a124b306..6ebf5ed8 100644
--- a/modules/http/scanner.go
+++ b/modules/http/scanner.go
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ var (
 	// ErrTooManyRedirects is returned when the number of HTTP redirects exceeds
 	// MaxRedirects.
 	ErrTooManyRedirects = errors.New("Too many redirects")
+
+	ErrDoNotRedirect = errors.New("No redirects configured")
 )
 
 // Flags holds the command-line configuration for the HTTP scan module.
@@ -388,6 +390,13 @@ func redirectsToLocalhost(host string) bool {
 // the redirectToLocalhost and MaxRedirects config
 func (scan *scan) getCheckRedirect() func(*http.Request, *http.Response, []*http.Request) error {
 	return func(req *http.Request, res *http.Response, via []*http.Request) error {
+		if scan.scanner.config.MaxRedirects == 0 {
+			return ErrDoNotRedirect
+		}
+		//len-1 because otherwise we'll return a failure on 1 redirect when we specify only 1 redirect. I.e. we are 0
+		if len(via)-1 > scan.scanner.config.MaxRedirects {
+			return ErrTooManyRedirects
+		}
 		if !scan.scanner.config.FollowLocalhostRedirects && redirectsToLocalhost(req.URL.Hostname()) {
 			return ErrRedirLocalhost
 		}
@@ -413,10 +422,6 @@ func (scan *scan) getCheckRedirect() func(*http.Request, *http.Response, []*http
 			}
 		}
 
-		if len(via) > scan.scanner.config.MaxRedirects {
-			return ErrTooManyRedirects
-		}
-
 		return nil
 	}
 }
@@ -529,6 +534,8 @@ func (scan *scan) Grab() *zgrab2.ScanError {
 	}
 	if err != nil {
 		switch err {
+		case ErrDoNotRedirect:
+			break
 		case ErrRedirLocalhost:
 			break
 		case ErrTooManyRedirects: