diff --git a/apps/api/api/checkers/http.py b/apps/api/api/checkers/http.py
index a651bf4..60abd46 100644
--- a/apps/api/api/checkers/http.py
+++ b/apps/api/api/checkers/http.py
@@ -27,8 +27,9 @@ class HttpChecker(BaseChecker):
 
         start_time = time.time()
         try:
-            request = self.session.get(
-                url
+            request = self.session.head(
+                url,
+                allow_redirects=True,
             )
         # TODO: requests.exceptions.InvalidURL failed to parse exception
         except ConnectionError: