diff --git a/tests/test-redirect-auth.js b/tests/test-redirect-auth.js
index 7aef6edcc..93b606537 100644
--- a/tests/test-redirect-auth.js
+++ b/tests/test-redirect-auth.js
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ request = request.defaults({
     user: 'test',
     pass: 'testing'
   },
+  allowInsecureRedirect: true,
   rejectUnauthorized: false
 })
 
diff --git a/tests/test-redirect-complex.js b/tests/test-redirect-complex.js
index 072b5986c..2ba3a65ff 100644
--- a/tests/test-redirect-complex.js
+++ b/tests/test-redirect-complex.js
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ tape('lots of redirects', function (t) {
     request({
       url: (i % 2 ? s.url : ss.url) + '/a',
       headers: { 'x-test-key': key },
+      allowInsecureRedirect: true,
       rejectUnauthorized: false
     }, function (err, res, body) {
       t.equal(err, null)
diff --git a/tests/test-tunnel.js b/tests/test-tunnel.js
index b78649bc8..10c045c55 100644
--- a/tests/test-tunnel.js
+++ b/tests/test-tunnel.js
@@ -356,6 +356,7 @@ function addTests () {
     'https->http over http, tunnel=true',
     {
       url: ss.url + '/redirect/http',
+      allowInsecureRedirect: true,
       proxy: s.url,
       tunnel: true
     },
@@ -372,6 +373,7 @@ function addTests () {
     'https->http over http, tunnel=false',
     {
       url: ss.url + '/redirect/http',
+      allowInsecureRedirect: true,
       proxy: s.url,
       tunnel: false
     },
@@ -388,6 +390,7 @@ function addTests () {
     'https->http over http, tunnel=default',
     {
       url: ss.url + '/redirect/http',
+      allowInsecureRedirect: true,
       proxy: s.url
     },
     [