diff --git a/lib/src/utilities/http_redirect_check.dart b/lib/src/utilities/http_redirect_check.dart
index c91ad77..7e8eafc 100644
--- a/lib/src/utilities/http_redirect_check.dart
+++ b/lib/src/utilities/http_redirect_check.dart
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Future<http.Response> fetchWithRedirects(
     ...headers,
     'User-Agent': userAgent ?? userAgentFallback,
   };
-  var response = await http.get(Uri.parse(url), headers: allHeaders);
+  var response = await http.head(Uri.parse(url), headers: allHeaders);
   var redirectCount = 0;
 
   while (_isRedirect(response) && redirectCount < maxRedirects) {
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Future<http.Response> fetchWithRedirects(
       throw Exception('HTTP redirect without Location header');
     }
 
-    response = await http.get(Uri.parse(location), headers: allHeaders);
+    response = await http.head(Uri.parse(location), headers: allHeaders);
     redirectCount++;
   }
 
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ Future<http.Response> getYoutubeData(
     ...?headers,
     'User-Agent': userAgent ?? userAgentFallback,
   };
-  var response = await http.get(
+  var response = await http.head(
     Uri.parse(
       'https://www.youtube.com/oembed?url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=$videoId&format=json',
     ),