diff --git a/src/libsync/abstractnetworkjob.cpp b/src/libsync/abstractnetworkjob.cpp
index bf12bcffed5..f62281c3442 100644
--- a/src/libsync/abstractnetworkjob.cpp
+++ b/src/libsync/abstractnetworkjob.cpp
@@ -157,8 +157,6 @@ void AbstractNetworkJob::sendRequest(const QByteArray &verb,
     _verb = verb;
 
     _request = req;
-    // we don't follow redirects, if we receive one the ConnectionValidor is triggered
-    _request.setAttribute(QNetworkRequest::RedirectPolicyAttribute, QNetworkRequest::ManualRedirectPolicy);
 
     // allow to transfer files with a big compression ratio
     _request.setDecompressedSafetyCheckThreshold(-1);
diff --git a/src/libsync/accessmanager.cpp b/src/libsync/accessmanager.cpp
index bf41921a6b3..35fe0659298 100644
--- a/src/libsync/accessmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/libsync/accessmanager.cpp
@@ -65,6 +65,12 @@ QNetworkReply *AccessManager::createRequest(QNetworkAccessManager::Operation op,
     // Set the language, so messages from the server are localised correctly.
     newRequest.setRawHeader("Accept-Language", QLocale().name().toUtf8());
 
+    // we don't follow redirects, if we receive one the ConnectionValidor is triggered
+    // -> default to manual redirection
+    if (newRequest.attribute(QNetworkRequest::RedirectPolicyAttribute).isNull()) {
+        newRequest.setAttribute(QNetworkRequest::RedirectPolicyAttribute, QNetworkRequest::ManualRedirectPolicy);
+    }
+
     QByteArray verb = newRequest.attribute(QNetworkRequest::CustomVerbAttribute).toByteArray();
     // For PROPFIND (assumed to be a WebDAV op), set xml/utf8 as content type/encoding
     // This needs extension