diff --git a/lib/imgur.js b/lib/imgur.js
index 193d54cc..0892a0ef 100644
--- a/lib/imgur.js
+++ b/lib/imgur.js
@@ -111,13 +111,14 @@ imgur._imgurRequest = async (operation, payload, extraFormParams) => {
   }
 
   response = await imgur._request(options);
-  if (response && !response.success) {
+  const { statusCode: status, statusMessage: message } = response;
+  if (status !== 200) {
     throw new Error({
-      status: response.status,
-      message: response.data ? response.error : 'No body data response',
+      status,
+      message,
     });
   } else {
-    return response.data;
+    return JSON.parse(response.body).data;
   }
 };
 
@@ -127,7 +128,7 @@ imgur._imgurRequest = async (operation, payload, extraFormParams) => {
  * @param {object} options
  * @returns {promise}
  */
-imgur._request = async (options) => await got(options).json();
+imgur._request = async (options) => await got(options);
 
 /**
  * Get imgur access token using credentials
@@ -144,7 +145,7 @@ imgur._getAuthorizationHeader = async () => {
   }
 
   const options = {
-    uri: 'https://api.imgur.com/oauth2/authorize',
+    url: 'https://api.imgur.com/oauth2/authorize',
     method: 'GET',
     encoding: 'utf8',
     searchParams: {
@@ -166,8 +167,9 @@ imgur._getAuthorizationHeader = async () => {
     password: imgurPassword,
     allow: authorize_token,
   };
+  options.followRedirect = false;
   options.headers = {
-    Cookie: 'authorize_token=' + authorize_token,
+    cookie: 'authorize_token=' + authorize_token,
   };
 
   response = await imgur._request(options);