diff --git a/lib/webrat/core/session.rb b/lib/webrat/core/session.rb
index 3cff73c5..d5f83f19 100644
--- a/lib/webrat/core/session.rb
+++ b/lib/webrat/core/session.rb
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ def request_page(url, http_method, data) #:nodoc:
       @http_method  = http_method
       @data         = data
 
-      request_page(response.location, :get, data) if redirect?
+      request_page(response.headers["Location"], :get, data) if redirect?
 
       return response
     end
diff --git a/lib/webrat/merb.rb b/lib/webrat/merb.rb
index 5ace8b5e..6fa3e46c 100644
--- a/lib/webrat/merb.rb
+++ b/lib/webrat/merb.rb
@@ -42,11 +42,6 @@ def do_request(url, data, headers, method)
         :params => (data && data.any?) ? data : nil, 
         :headers => headers,
         :method => method)
-      follow_redirect
-    end
-    
-    def follow_redirect
-      self.get(@response.headers['Location'], nil, @response.headers) if @response.status == 302
     end
 
   end
@@ -59,10 +54,6 @@ def request(uri, env = {})
         @_webrat_session ||= Webrat::MerbSession.new
         @_webrat_session.response = @_webrat_session.request(uri, env)
       end
-  
-      def follow_redirect
-        @_webrat_session.follow_redirect
-      end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/integration/merb/app/controllers/testing.rb b/spec/integration/merb/app/controllers/testing.rb
index 40a56dad..937500a8 100644
--- a/spec/integration/merb/app/controllers/testing.rb
+++ b/spec/integration/merb/app/controllers/testing.rb
@@ -7,4 +7,8 @@ def show_form
   def submit_form
   end
   
+  def redirect_to_root
+    redirect "/"
+  end
+  
 end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spec/integration/merb/config/router.rb b/spec/integration/merb/config/router.rb
index 6df8fb28..3b06c55c 100644
--- a/spec/integration/merb/config/router.rb
+++ b/spec/integration/merb/config/router.rb
@@ -28,4 +28,5 @@
 Merb.logger.info("Compiling routes...")
 Merb::Router.prepare do
   match("/").to(:controller => "testing", :action => "show_form")
+  match("/redirect").to(:controller => "testing", :action => "redirect_to_root")
 end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spec/integration/merb/spec/webrat_spec.rb b/spec/integration/merb/spec/webrat_spec.rb
index cc9fc1b9..1675a2c6 100644
--- a/spec/integration/merb/spec/webrat_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/integration/merb/spec/webrat_spec.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     response = visit "/"
     response.should contain("Webrat Form")
   end
-  
+
   it "should submit forms" do
     visit "/"
     fill_in "Text field", :with => "Hello"
@@ -13,5 +13,9 @@
     select "January"
     click_button "Test"
   end
-  
+
+  it "should follow redirects" do
+    response = visit "/redirect"
+    response.should contain("Webrat Form")
+  end
 end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spec/integration/rails/app/controllers/webrat_controller.rb b/spec/integration/rails/app/controllers/webrat_controller.rb
index 5a2db67a..23f0e821 100644
--- a/spec/integration/rails/app/controllers/webrat_controller.rb
+++ b/spec/integration/rails/app/controllers/webrat_controller.rb
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
 class WebratController < ApplicationController
-  
+
   def form
   end
-  
+
   def submit
     render :text => "OK"
   end
-  
+
+  def redirect
+    redirect_to :submit
+  end
+
 end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spec/integration/rails/config/routes.rb b/spec/integration/rails/config/routes.rb
index 7b63461b..41d6ff5b 100644
--- a/spec/integration/rails/config/routes.rb
+++ b/spec/integration/rails/config/routes.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 ActionController::Routing::Routes.draw do |map|
   map.with_options :controller => "webrat" do |webrat|
-    webrat.submit "/submit",  :action => "submit"
-    webrat.root               :action => "form"
+    webrat.submit   "/submit",    :action => "submit"
+    webrat.redirect "/redirect",  :action => "redirect"
+
+    webrat.root :action => "form"
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/integration/rails/test/integration/webrat_test.rb b/spec/integration/rails/test/integration/webrat_test.rb
index 4ecbe273..ec83c1c9 100644
--- a/spec/integration/rails/test/integration/webrat_test.rb
+++ b/spec/integration/rails/test/integration/webrat_test.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ class WebratTest < ActionController::IntegrationTest
     assert_tag "Webrat Form"
     assert response.body.include?("Webrat Form")
   end
-  
+
   test "should submit forms" do
     visit root_path
     fill_in "Text field", :with => "Hello"
@@ -14,4 +14,9 @@ class WebratTest < ActionController::IntegrationTest
     select "January"
     click_button "Test"
   end
+
+  test "should follow redirects" do
+    visit redirect_path
+    assert response.body.include?("OK")
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/private/core/session_spec.rb b/spec/private/core/session_spec.rb
index 96cf2815..d4f9b2ad 100644
--- a/spec/private/core/session_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/private/core/session_spec.rb
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ def session.response_body
 
     it "should follow redirects" do
       webrat_session.should_receive(:redirect?).twice.and_return(true, false)
-      webrat_session.response.should_receive(:location).once.and_return("/newurl")
+      webrat_session.response.should_receive(:headers).once.and_return({ "Location" => "/newurl" })
 
       webrat_session.request_page("/oldurl", :get, {})
 
diff --git a/spec/public/visit_spec.rb b/spec/public/visit_spec.rb
index cecd4602..28aa2ba7 100644
--- a/spec/public/visit_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/public/visit_spec.rb
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
   it "should follow redirects" do
     webrat_session.should_receive(:redirect?).twice.and_return(true, false)
-    webrat_session.response.should_receive(:location).once.and_return("/newurl")
+    webrat_session.response.should_receive(:headers).once.and_return({ "Location" => "/newurl" })
 
     visit("/oldurl")