diff --git a/docs/api/config-options.md b/docs/api/config-options.md
index 817c96503..b49e793a6 100644
--- a/docs/api/config-options.md
+++ b/docs/api/config-options.md
@@ -191,6 +191,16 @@ Option `USE_HTTP` is used to use `http` over `https`
 
 Default: `false`
 
+### MAX_REDIRECTS
+
+| Environment Variable | PackageJson |
+| :------------------: | :---------: |
+|  `MONGOMS_MAX_REDIRECTS`  |  `maxRedirects`  |
+
+Option `MAX_REDIRECTS` is used to set the maximal amount of redirects to follow
+
+Default: `2`
+
 ### USE_ARCHIVE_NAME_FOR_BINARY_NAME
 
 |            Environment Variable            |          PackageJson          |
diff --git a/packages/mongodb-memory-server-core/src/util/MongoBinaryDownload.ts b/packages/mongodb-memory-server-core/src/util/MongoBinaryDownload.ts
index d4142cfb5..846d34595 100644
--- a/packages/mongodb-memory-server-core/src/util/MongoBinaryDownload.ts
+++ b/packages/mongodb-memory-server-core/src/util/MongoBinaryDownload.ts
@@ -410,10 +410,16 @@ export class MongoBinaryDownload {
     log('httpDownload');
     const downloadUrl = this.assignDownloadingURL(url);
 
+    const maxRedirects = parseInt(resolveConfig(ResolveConfigVariables.MAX_REDIRECTS) || '');
+    const useHttpsOptions: Parameters<typeof https.get>[1] = {
+      maxRedirects: Number.isNaN(maxRedirects) ? 2 : maxRedirects,
+      ...httpOptions,
+    };
+
     return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
       log(`httpDownload: trying to download "${downloadUrl}"`);
       https
-        .get(url, httpOptions, (response) => {
+        .get(url, useHttpsOptions, (response) => {
           if (response.statusCode != 200) {
             if (response.statusCode === 403) {
               reject(
diff --git a/packages/mongodb-memory-server-core/src/util/resolveConfig.ts b/packages/mongodb-memory-server-core/src/util/resolveConfig.ts
index 0122d6928..e0c94cb31 100644
--- a/packages/mongodb-memory-server-core/src/util/resolveConfig.ts
+++ b/packages/mongodb-memory-server-core/src/util/resolveConfig.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ export enum ResolveConfigVariables {
   USE_HTTP = 'USE_HTTP',
   SYSTEM_BINARY_VERSION_CHECK = 'SYSTEM_BINARY_VERSION_CHECK',
   USE_ARCHIVE_NAME_FOR_BINARY_NAME = 'USE_ARCHIVE_NAME_FOR_BINARY_NAME',
+  MAX_REDIRECTS = 'MAX_REDIRECTS',
 }
 
 /** The Prefix for Environmental values */
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ export const defaultValues = new Map<ResolveConfigVariables, string>([
   [ResolveConfigVariables.USE_HTTP, 'false'],
   [ResolveConfigVariables.SYSTEM_BINARY_VERSION_CHECK, 'true'],
   [ResolveConfigVariables.USE_ARCHIVE_NAME_FOR_BINARY_NAME, 'false'],
+  [ResolveConfigVariables.MAX_REDIRECTS, '2'],
 ]);
 
 /** Interface for storing information about the found package.json from `findPackageJson` */
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 15fb0e5ff..7cc707cd2 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -2012,6 +2012,13 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/find-cache-dir/-/find-cache-dir-3.2.1.tgz#7b959a4b9643a1e6a1a5fe49032693cc36773501"
   integrity sha512-frsJrz2t/CeGifcu/6uRo4b+SzAwT4NYCVPu1GN8IB9XTzrpPkGuV0tmh9mN+/L0PklAlsC3u5Fxt0ju00LXIw==
 
+"@types/follow-redirects@^1.14.1":
+  version "1.14.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/follow-redirects/-/follow-redirects-1.14.1.tgz#c08b173be7517ddc53725d0faf9648d4dc7a9cdb"
+  integrity sha512-THBEFwqsLuU/K62B5JRwab9NW97cFmL4Iy34NTMX0bMycQVzq2q7PKOkhfivIwxdpa/J72RppgC42vCHfwKJ0Q==
+  dependencies:
+    "@types/node" "*"
+
 "@types/graceful-fs@^4.1.3":
   version "4.1.5"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/graceful-fs/-/graceful-fs-4.1.5.tgz#21ffba0d98da4350db64891f92a9e5db3cdb4e15"
@@ -3784,6 +3791,11 @@ flatted@^3.1.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/flatted/-/flatted-3.2.5.tgz#76c8584f4fc843db64702a6bd04ab7a8bd666da3"
   integrity sha512-WIWGi2L3DyTUvUrwRKgGi9TwxQMUEqPOPQBVi71R96jZXJdFskXEmf54BoZaS1kknGODoIGASGEzBUYdyMCBJg==
 
+follow-redirects@^1.15.2:
+  version "1.15.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/follow-redirects/-/follow-redirects-1.15.2.tgz#b460864144ba63f2681096f274c4e57026da2c13"
+  integrity sha512-VQLG33o04KaQ8uYi2tVNbdrWp1QWxNNea+nmIB4EVM28v0hmP17z7aG1+wAkNzVq4KeXTq3221ye5qTJP91JwA==
+
 forever-agent@~0.6.1:
   version "0.6.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/forever-agent/-/forever-agent-0.6.1.tgz#fbc71f0c41adeb37f96c577ad1ed42d8fdacca91"