diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ebf0ffb2..7689488c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -645,6 +645,9 @@ Configuring blobstore on S3 is provided as a convenience and is not part of the
     #   # maximum_metadata_age: 1440
     #   # negative_cache_enabled: true
     #   # negative_cache_ttl: 1440
+    # To set HTTP request settings:
+    #   # enable_circular_redirects: true
+    #   # enable_cookies: true
 ```
 
 Maven [proxy repositories](https://help.sonatype.com/display/NXRM3/Repository+Management#RepositoryManagement-ProxyRepository) configuration.
diff --git a/files/groovy/create_repos_from_list.groovy b/files/groovy/create_repos_from_list.groovy
index 279670a0..b4424658 100644
--- a/files/groovy/create_repos_from_list.groovy
+++ b/files/groovy/create_repos_from_list.groovy
@@ -111,7 +111,9 @@ parsed_args.each { currentRepo ->
                     blocked       : false,
                     autoBlock     : true,
                     connection    : [
-                            useTrustStore: false
+                            useTrustStore: false,
+                            enableCircularRedirects: currentRepo.get('enable_circular_redirects', false),
+                            enableCookies: currentRepo.get('enable_cookies', false)
                     ]
             ]
 
diff --git a/molecule/nexus_common_test_vars.yml b/molecule/nexus_common_test_vars.yml
index c8e5f3f5..2ccb90d9 100644
--- a/molecule/nexus_common_test_vars.yml
+++ b/molecule/nexus_common_test_vars.yml
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@ nexus_repos_npm_proxy:
   - name: npm-registry
     remote_url: https://registry.npmjs.org/
     negative_cache_enabled: false
+    enable_circular_redirects: true
+    enable_cookies: true
 
 nexus_repos_yum_hosted:
   - name: private_yum_centos_7
@@ -100,6 +102,8 @@ nexus_repos_yum_proxy:
     maximum_component_age: -1
     maximum_metadata_age: -1
     negative_cache_ttl: 60
+    enable_circular_redirects: true
+    enable_cookies: true
 nexus_repos_yum_group:
   - name: yum_all
     member_repos: