diff --git a/api/app/controllers/spree/api/images_controller.rb b/api/app/controllers/spree/api/images_controller.rb
index 9bb51fe2edb..bb29ed2ddeb 100644
--- a/api/app/controllers/spree/api/images_controller.rb
+++ b/api/app/controllers/spree/api/images_controller.rb
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ def scope
       def prepared_attachment
         uri = URI.parse image_params[:attachment]
         if uri.is_a? URI::HTTP
-          URI.open(image_params[:attachment])
+          URI.open(image_params[:attachment], redirect: false)
         else
           image_params[:attachment]
         end
diff --git a/api/spec/requests/spree/api/images_controller_spec.rb b/api/spec/requests/spree/api/images_controller_spec.rb
index c42a9a5e7d8..7cff6722d40 100644
--- a/api/spec/requests/spree/api/images_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/api/spec/requests/spree/api/images_controller_spec.rb
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ module Spree
         expect do
           post spree.api_product_images_path(product.id), params: {
             image: {
-              attachment: 'https://github.com/solidusio/brand/raw/1827e7afb7ebcf5a1fc9cf7bf6cf9d277183ef11/PNG/solidus-logo-dark.png',
+              attachment: 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/solidusio/brand/1827e7afb7ebcf5a1fc9cf7bf6cf9d277183ef11/PNG/solidus-logo-dark.png',
               viewable_type: 'Spree::Variant',
               viewable_id: product.master.to_param,
               alt: 'just a test'
@@ -48,6 +48,18 @@ module Spree
         end.to change(Image, :count).by(1)
       end
 
+      it 'will raise an exception if URL passed as attachment parameter attempts to redirect' do
+        expect do
+          post spree.api_product_images_path(product.id), params: {
+            image: {
+              attachment: 'https://github.com/solidusio/brand/raw/1827e7afb7ebcf5a1fc9cf7bf6cf9d277183ef11/PNG/solidus-logo-dark.png',
+              viewable_type: 'Spree::Variant',
+              viewable_id: product.master.to_param,
+            },
+          }
+        end.to raise_error(OpenURI::HTTPRedirect)
+      end
+
       context "working with an existing product image" do
         let!(:product_image) { product.master.images.create!(attachment: image('thinking-cat.jpg')) }
 
@@ -90,7 +102,7 @@ module Spree
           put spree.api_variant_image_path(product.master.id, product_image), params: {
             image: {
               position: 2,
-              attachment: 'https://github.com/solidusio/brand/raw/1827e7afb7ebcf5a1fc9cf7bf6cf9d277183ef11/PNG/solidus-logo-dark.png'
+              attachment: 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/solidusio/brand/1827e7afb7ebcf5a1fc9cf7bf6cf9d277183ef11/PNG/solidus-logo-dark.png'
             },
           }
           expect(response.status).to eq(200)