diff --git a/__tests__/basics.test.ts b/__tests__/basics.test.ts
index 20e910a..785af20 100644
--- a/__tests__/basics.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/basics.test.ts
@@ -179,6 +179,50 @@ describe('basics', () => {
     done()
   })
 
+  it('does not pass auth with diff hostname redirects', async done => {
+    let headers = {
+      "accept": "application/json",
+      "authorization": "shhh"
+    }
+    let res: httpm.HttpClientResponse = await _http.get(
+      'https://httpbin.org/redirect-to?url=' +
+        encodeURIComponent('https://www.httpbin.org/get'),
+        headers
+    )
+
+    expect(res.message.statusCode).toBe(200)
+    let body: string = await res.readBody()
+    let obj: any = JSON.parse(body)
+    // httpbin "fixes" the casing
+    expect(obj.headers["Authorization"]).toBeUndefined()
+    expect(obj.headers["authorization"]).toBeUndefined()
+    expect(obj.url).toBe('https://www.httpbin.org/get')
+
+    done()
+  })
+  
+  it('does not pass Auth with diff hostname redirects', async done => {
+    let headers = {
+      "Accept": "application/json",
+      "Authorization": "shhh"
+    }
+    let res: httpm.HttpClientResponse = await _http.get(
+      'https://httpbin.org/redirect-to?url=' +
+        encodeURIComponent('https://www.httpbin.org/get'),
+        headers
+    )
+
+    expect(res.message.statusCode).toBe(200)
+    let body: string = await res.readBody()
+    let obj: any = JSON.parse(body)
+    // httpbin "fixes" the casing
+    expect(obj.headers["Authorization"]).toBeUndefined()
+    expect(obj.headers["authorization"]).toBeUndefined()
+    expect(obj.url).toBe('https://www.httpbin.org/get')
+
+    done()
+  })  
+
   it('does basic head request', async done => {
     let res: httpm.HttpClientResponse = await _http.head(
       'http://httpbin.org/get'
diff --git a/index.ts b/index.ts
index a1f5491..76465b0 100644
--- a/index.ts
+++ b/index.ts
@@ -386,6 +386,16 @@ export class HttpClient {
         // which will leak the open socket.
         await response.readBody()
 
+        // strip authorization header if redirected to a different hostname
+        if (parsedRedirectUrl.hostname !== parsedUrl.hostname) {
+          for(let header in headers){
+            // header names are case insensitive
+            if (header.toLowerCase() === "authorization") {
+              delete headers[header] 
+            }
+          }
+        }
+
         // let's make the request with the new redirectUrl
         info = this._prepareRequest(verb, parsedRedirectUrl, headers)
         response = await this.requestRaw(info, data)