diff --git a/homeassistant/components/generic/camera.py b/homeassistant/components/generic/camera.py
index b039b32d73d..234795e9014 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/generic/camera.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/generic/camera.py
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ class GenericCamera(Camera):
         try:
             async_client = get_async_client(self.hass, verify_ssl=self.verify_ssl)
             response = await async_client.get(
-                url, auth=self._auth, timeout=GET_IMAGE_TIMEOUT
+                url, auth=self._auth, follow_redirects=True, timeout=GET_IMAGE_TIMEOUT
             )
             response.raise_for_status()
             self._last_image = response.content