diff --git a/static/js/controllers.js b/static/js/controllers.js
index 11e7eb75e..42512ed53 100644
--- a/static/js/controllers.js
+++ b/static/js/controllers.js
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ function RepoCtrl($scope, $sanitize, Restangular, ImageMetadataService, ApiServi
     });
 
     if ($scope.currentTag) {
-      var squash = 'curl -f ' + Config.getHost('ACCOUNTNAME:PASSWORDORTOKEN');
+      var squash = 'curl -L -f ' + Config.getHost('ACCOUNTNAME:PASSWORDORTOKEN');
       squash += '/c1/squash/' + namespace + '/' + name + '/' + $scope.currentTag.name;
       squash += ' | docker load';