diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 149cf98..f2d6ebf 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -337,8 +337,12 @@ if (cli.send(requests, responses)) {
 
 ```cpp
 httplib::Client cli("yahoo.com");
-cli.follow_location(true);
+
 auto res = cli.Get("/");
+res->status; // 301
+
+cli.follow_location(true);
+res = cli.Get("/");
 res->status; // 200
 ```
 
diff --git a/test/test.cc b/test/test.cc
index d103ca2..57049c3 100644
--- a/test/test.cc
+++ b/test/test.cc
@@ -493,9 +493,14 @@ TEST(TooManyRedirectTest, Redirect) {
 #ifdef CPPHTTPLIB_OPENSSL_SUPPORT
 TEST(YahooRedirectTest, Redirect) {
   httplib::Client cli("yahoo.com");
-  cli.follow_location(true);
+
   auto res = cli.Get("/");
   ASSERT_TRUE(res != nullptr);
+  EXPECT_EQ(301, res->status);
+
+  cli.follow_location(true);
+  res = cli.Get("/");
+  ASSERT_TRUE(res != nullptr);
   EXPECT_EQ(200, res->status);
 }