diff --git a/httplib.h b/httplib.h
index 05544a7..ea42f14 100644
--- a/httplib.h
+++ b/httplib.h
@@ -3920,7 +3920,8 @@ inline bool redirect(T &cli, Request &req, Response &res,
   if (ret) {
     req = new_req;
     res = new_res;
-    res.location = location;
+
+    if (res.location.empty()) res.location = location;
   }
   return ret;
 }
diff --git a/test/test.cc b/test/test.cc
index 43d3f41..c182bb1 100644
--- a/test/test.cc
+++ b/test/test.cc
@@ -972,7 +972,7 @@ TEST(YahooRedirectTest, Redirect_Online) {
   res = cli.Get("/");
   ASSERT_TRUE(res);
   EXPECT_EQ(200, res->status);
-  EXPECT_EQ("https://yahoo.com/", res->location);
+  EXPECT_EQ("https://www.yahoo.com/", res->location);
 }
 
 TEST(HttpsToHttpRedirectTest, Redirect_Online) {
@@ -5301,7 +5301,7 @@ TEST(YahooRedirectTest2, SimpleInterface_Online) {
   res = cli.Get("/");
   ASSERT_TRUE(res);
   EXPECT_EQ(200, res->status);
-  EXPECT_EQ("https://yahoo.com/", res->location);
+  EXPECT_EQ("https://www.yahoo.com/", res->location);
 }
 
 TEST(YahooRedirectTest3, SimpleInterface_Online) {