diff --git a/lib/phin.js b/lib/phin.js
index 59c165d..ae9cbe3 100644
--- a/lib/phin.js
+++ b/lib/phin.js
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ const {URL} = require('url')
 
 const centra = require('centra')
 
+const unspecifiedFollowRedirectsDefault = 20
+
 /**
 * phin options object. phin also supports all options from <a href="https://nodejs.org/api/http.html#http_http_request_options_callback">http.request(options, callback)</a> by passing them on to this method (or similar).
 * @typedef {Object} phinOptions
@@ -49,6 +51,14 @@ const phin = async (opts) => {
 	if (opts.form) req.body(opts.form, 'form')
 	if (opts.compression) req.compress()
 
+	if (opts.followRedirects) {
+		if (opts.followRedirects === true) {
+			req.followRedirects(unspecifiedFollowRedirectsDefault)
+		} else if (typeof opts.followRedirects === 'number') {
+			req.followRedirects(opts.followRedirects)
+		}
+	}
+
 	if (typeof opts.core === 'object') {
 		Object.keys(opts.core).forEach((optName) => {
 			req.option(optName, opts.core[optName])
@@ -57,12 +67,6 @@ const phin = async (opts) => {
 
 	const res = await req.send()
 
-	if (res.headers.hasOwnProperty('location') && opts.followRedirects) {
-		opts.url = (new URL(res.headers['location'], opts.url)).toString()
-
-		return await phin(opts)
-	}
-
 	if (opts.stream) {
 		res.stream = res
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 3d1fc6a..9c72574 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -9,16 +9,38 @@
       "version": "3.7.0",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
-        "centra": "^2.6.0"
+        "centra": "^2.7.0"
       },
       "engines": {
         "node": ">= 8"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/centra": {
-      "version": "2.6.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/centra/-/centra-2.6.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-dgh+YleemrT8u85QL11Z6tYhegAs3MMxsaWAq/oXeAmYJ7VxL3SI9TZtnfaEvNDMAPolj25FXIb3S+HCI4wQaQ=="
+      "version": "2.7.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/centra/-/centra-2.7.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-PbFMgMSrmgx6uxCdm57RUos9Tc3fclMvhLSATYN39XsDV29B89zZ3KA89jmY0vwSGazyU+uerqwa6t+KaodPcg==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "follow-redirects": "^1.15.6"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/follow-redirects": {
+      "version": "1.15.6",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/follow-redirects/-/follow-redirects-1.15.6.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-wWN62YITEaOpSK584EZXJafH1AGpO8RVgElfkuXbTOrPX4fIfOyEpW/CsiNd8JdYrAoOvafRTOEnvsO++qCqFA==",
+      "funding": [
+        {
+          "type": "individual",
+          "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/RubenVerborgh"
+        }
+      ],
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=4.0"
+      },
+      "peerDependenciesMeta": {
+        "debug": {
+          "optional": true
+        }
+      }
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index cfc54a0..bc1852e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -35,6 +35,6 @@
     "node": ">= 8"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "centra": "^2.6.0"
+    "centra": "^2.7.0"
   }
 }