diff --git a/lgsm/functions/core_dl.sh b/lgsm/functions/core_dl.sh
index 2b1ff8053..2a3c196a5 100644
--- a/lgsm/functions/core_dl.sh
+++ b/lgsm/functions/core_dl.sh
@@ -117,11 +117,11 @@ fn_fetch_file(){
 			if [ ${filename##*.} == "bz2" ]; then
 				echo -ne "downloading ${filename}..."
 				sleep 1
-				curlcmd=$(${curlcmd} --progress-bar --fail -o "${filedir}/${filename}" "${fileurl}")
+				curlcmd=$(${curlcmd} --progress-bar --fail -L -o "${filedir}/${filename}" "${fileurl}")
 				echo -ne "downloading ${filename}..."
 			else
 				echo -ne "    fetching ${filename}...\c"
-				curlcmd=$(${curlcmd} -s --fail -o "${filedir}/${filename}" "${fileurl}" 2>&1)
+				curlcmd=$(${curlcmd} -s --fail -L -o "${filedir}/${filename}" "${fileurl}" 2>&1)
 			fi
 			local exitcode=$?
 			if [ ${exitcode} -ne 0 ]; then
@@ -218,4 +218,4 @@ fn_update_function(){
 	force="noforce"
 	md5="nomd5"
 	fn_fetch_file "${fileurl}" "${filedir}" "${filename}" "${executecmd}" "${run}" "${force}" "${md5}"
-}
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+}