diff --git a/packages/cli/src/config/extensions/github_fetch.test.ts b/packages/cli/src/config/extensions/github_fetch.test.ts
index fe6edbedb2..c1eca8c9c7 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/config/extensions/github_fetch.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/config/extensions/github_fetch.test.ts
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ describe('fetchJson', () => {
       const res = new EventEmitter() as IncomingMessage;
       res.statusCode = 302;
       res.headers = { location: 'https://example.com/final' };
+      res.resume = vi.fn();
       (callback as (res: IncomingMessage) => void)(res);
       res.emit('end');
       return new EventEmitter() as ClientRequest;
@@ -85,6 +86,7 @@ describe('fetchJson', () => {
       const res = new EventEmitter() as IncomingMessage;
       res.statusCode = 301;
       res.headers = { location: 'https://example.com/final-permanent' };
+      res.resume = vi.fn();
       (callback as (res: IncomingMessage) => void)(res);
       res.emit('end');
       return new EventEmitter() as ClientRequest;
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/config/extensions/github_fetch.ts b/packages/cli/src/config/extensions/github_fetch.ts
index 33a9cb674f..7afd235605 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/config/extensions/github_fetch.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/config/extensions/github_fetch.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,11 @@ export async function fetchJson<T>(
           if (!res.headers.location) {
             return reject(new Error('No location header in redirect response'));
           }
-          fetchJson<T>(res.headers.location, redirectCount++)
+          res.resume();
+          fetchJson<T>(
+            new URL(res.headers.location, url).toString(),
+            redirectCount + 1,
+          )
             .then(resolve)
             .catch(reject);
           return;