diff --git a/neofetch b/neofetch
index 8a3fea96..71a8043e 100755
--- a/neofetch
+++ b/neofetch
@@ -3903,7 +3903,7 @@ get_public_ip() {
     fi
 
     if [[ -z "$public_ip" ]] && type -p curl >/dev/null; then
-        public_ip="$(curl --max-time "$public_ip_timeout" -w '\n' "$public_ip_host")"
+        public_ip="$(curl -L --max-time "$public_ip_timeout" -w '\n' "$public_ip_host")"
     fi
 
     if [[ -z "$public_ip" ]] && type -p wget >/dev/null; then