diff --git a/lib/StringClient.js b/lib/StringClient.js
index 70e2a40..5d438c2 100644
--- a/lib/StringClient.js
+++ b/lib/StringClient.js
@@ -119,7 +119,11 @@ StringClient.prototype.read = function read(options, callback) {
         req.once('result', self._onResult(callback));
         req.once('redirect', function (res) {
             res.resume();
-            options.path = res.headers.location;
+            var redirectURL = new URL(res.headers.location);
+            options.protocol = redirectURL.protocol;
+            options.hostname = redirectURL.hostname;
+            options.port = redirectURL.port;
+            options.path = redirectURL.href;
 
             if (res.forceGet) {
                 forceGetOptions(options);