diff --git a/openbis_standard_technologies/build.gradle b/openbis_standard_technologies/build.gradle
index 9655d02b6d60eb6300a5e9b84a7e5c4a4d2b2591..0778dacc63a5511635e2dc12934cba4c6ce7c54e 100644
--- a/openbis_standard_technologies/build.gradle
+++ b/openbis_standard_technologies/build.gradle
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ def downloadFile(url, filename) {
   def file = project(':openbis').file("../openbis_standard_technologies/targets/downloads/$filename")
   if (file.exists() == false || System.currentTimeMillis() - file.lastModified() > 3600000) {
     file.getParentFile().mkdirs()
-    ext.executeFunction('curl', [url, '-s', '-o', file.getAbsolutePath()])
+    ext.executeFunction('curl', [url, '-sL', '-o', file.getAbsolutePath()])
   }
 }