diff --git a/bin/sde-download b/bin/sde-download
index f4974fa..e5ba82f 100755
--- a/bin/sde-download
+++ b/bin/sde-download
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ detect_mirror() {
 	fi
 
 	echo_info "Downloading mirror-list from $mirror_list"
-	curl -s -S $curl_options -o tmp/Download-Mirror-List \
+	curl -sL -S $curl_options -o tmp/Download-Mirror-List \
 		"$mirror_list/$pkgver"
 
 	if [ -r tmp/Download-Mirror-List ]; then