diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 243aee3289..c7d6e998b4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -133,6 +133,9 @@ Current
 
 ### Fixed:
 
+- [Default the AsyncDruidWebServiceImpl to follow redirects](https://github.com/yahoo/fili/pull/214)
+    * It defaulted to not following redirects, and now it doesn't
+
 - [Reenable custom query types in TestDruidWebService]()
 
 - [Fixed Segment Metadata Loader Unconfigured Dimension Bug](https://github.com/yahoo/fili/pull/197)
diff --git a/fili-core/src/main/java/com/yahoo/bard/webservice/druid/client/impl/AsyncDruidWebServiceImpl.java b/fili-core/src/main/java/com/yahoo/bard/webservice/druid/client/impl/AsyncDruidWebServiceImpl.java
index 1761a78549..ef68fb55c1 100644
--- a/fili-core/src/main/java/com/yahoo/bard/webservice/druid/client/impl/AsyncDruidWebServiceImpl.java
+++ b/fili-core/src/main/java/com/yahoo/bard/webservice/druid/client/impl/AsyncDruidWebServiceImpl.java
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ private static AsyncHttpClient initializeWebClient(int requestTimeout) {
                 .setRequestTimeout(requestTimeout)
                 .setConnectionTtl(requestTimeout)
                 .setPooledConnectionIdleTimeout(requestTimeout)
+                .setFollowRedirect(true)
                 .build();
 
         return new DefaultAsyncHttpClient(config);