diff --git a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/category/CategoryInterface.kt b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/category/CategoryInterface.kt
index 3888ef889e..3a9098f1dd 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/category/CategoryInterface.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/category/CategoryInterface.kt
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ interface CategoryInterface {
      * @return
      */
     @GET(
-        "w/api.php?action=query&format=json&formatversion=2&generator=allcategories&prop=categoryinfo|description|pageimages&piprop=thumbnail&pithumbsize=70",
+        "w/api.php?action=query&format=json&formatversion=2&redirects=true&generator=allcategories&prop=categoryinfo|description|pageimages&piprop=thumbnail&pithumbsize=70",
     )
     fun searchCategoriesForPrefix(
         @Query("gacprefix") prefix: String?,