diff --git a/transport/httptransport/http_transport.go b/transport/httptransport/http_transport.go
index 0716aca1e..32a91c3a6 100644
--- a/transport/httptransport/http_transport.go
+++ b/transport/httptransport/http_transport.go
@@ -210,8 +210,12 @@ func (h *httpTransport) Execute(ctx context.Context, transportInfo []byte, dealI
 	} else {
 		// do not follow http redirects for security reasons
 		t.client = &http.Client{
+			// Custom CheckRedirect function to limit redirects
 			CheckRedirect: func(req *http.Request, via []*http.Request) error {
-				return http.ErrUseLastResponse
+				if len(via) >= 2 { // Limit to 2 redirects
+					return http.ErrUseLastResponse
+				}
+				return nil
 			},
 		}
 
diff --git a/transport/httptransport/http_transport_test.go b/transport/httptransport/http_transport_test.go
index 240fad8a7..5799fe495 100644
--- a/transport/httptransport/http_transport_test.go
+++ b/transport/httptransport/http_transport_test.go
@@ -387,8 +387,8 @@ func TestDownloadFromPrivateIPs(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestDontFollowHttpRedirects(t *testing.T) {
-	// we should not follow http redirects for security reasons. If the target URL tries to redirect, the client should return 303 response instead.
-	// This test sets up two servers, with one redirecting to the other. Without the redirect check the download would have been completed successfully.
+	// we should not follow more than 2 http redirects for security reasons. If the target URL tries to redirect, the client should return 303 response instead.
+	// This test sets up 3 servers, with one redirecting to the other. Without the redirect check the download would have been completed successfully.
 	rawSize := (100 * readBufferSize) + 30
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	st := newServerTest(t, rawSize)
@@ -422,8 +422,14 @@ func TestDontFollowHttpRedirects(t *testing.T) {
 	redirectSvr := httptest.NewServer(redirectHandler)
 	defer redirectSvr.Close()
 
+	var redirectHandler1 http.HandlerFunc = func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		http.Redirect(w, r, redirectSvr.URL, http.StatusSeeOther)
+	}
+	redirectSvr1 := httptest.NewServer(redirectHandler1)
+	defer redirectSvr1.Close()
+
 	of := getTempFilePath(t)
-	th := executeTransfer(t, ctx, New(nil, newDealLogger(t, ctx), NChunksOpt(numChunks)), carSize, types.HttpRequest{URL: redirectSvr.URL}, of)
+	th := executeTransfer(t, ctx, New(nil, newDealLogger(t, ctx), NChunksOpt(numChunks)), carSize, types.HttpRequest{URL: redirectSvr1.URL}, of)
 	require.NotNil(t, th)
 
 	evts := waitForTransferComplete(th)