diff --git a/courlan/network.py b/courlan/network.py
index b637ff5e..9503c51c 100644
--- a/courlan/network.py
+++ b/courlan/network.py
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
     status_forcelist=[
         429,
         499,
-        500,
         502,
         503,
         504,
@@ -61,11 +60,19 @@ def redirection_test(url: str) -> str:
     try:
         rhead = HTTP_POOL.request("HEAD", url)  # type:ignore[no-untyped-call]
     except Exception as err:
-        LOGGER.exception("unknown error: %s %s", url, err)
+        LOGGER.exception("unknown HEAD error: %s %s", url, err)
     else:
-        # response
         if rhead.status in ACCEPTABLE_CODES:
             LOGGER.debug("result found: %s %s", rhead.geturl(), rhead.status)
             return rhead.geturl()  # type: ignore
+        # Some sites don't implement HEAD, fallback to GET
+        elif rhead.status == 500:
+            try:
+                rhead = HTTP_POOL.request("GET", url)  # type:ignore[no-untyped-call]
+                if rhead.status in ACCEPTABLE_CODES:
+                    LOGGER.debug("result found with GET: %s %s", rhead.geturl(), rhead.status)
+                    return rhead.geturl()  # type: ignore
+            except Exception as err:
+                LOGGER.exception("unknown GET error: %s %s", url, err)
     # else:
     raise ValueError(f"cannot reach URL: ${url}")
diff --git a/tests/unit_tests.py b/tests/unit_tests.py
index ca177813..d09659d1 100644
--- a/tests/unit_tests.py
+++ b/tests/unit_tests.py
@@ -750,7 +750,7 @@ def test_domain_filter():
 
 def test_urlcheck_redirects():
     "Test redirection checks."
-    assert check_url("https://httpbun.org/redirect-to?url=http%3A%2F%2Fexample.org", with_redirects=True) == (
+    assert check_url("https://httpbin.org/redirect-to?url=http%3A%2F%2Fexample.org", with_redirects=True) == (
         "http://example.org",
         "example.org",
     )
@@ -758,6 +758,38 @@ def test_urlcheck_redirects():
     assert check_url("https://www.ht.or", with_redirects=True) is None
 
 
+def test_redirection_fallback_from_head_to_get():
+    """Test that redirection_test falls back to GET when HEAD returns 500."""
+    from unittest.mock import Mock, patch
+    from courlan.network import redirection_test
+    
+    test_url = "https://example.org/test"
+    
+    # Create mock responses
+    mock_head_response = Mock()
+    mock_head_response.status = 500
+    mock_head_response.geturl = Mock(return_value=test_url)
+    
+    mock_get_response = Mock()
+    mock_get_response.status = 200
+    mock_get_response.geturl = Mock(return_value=test_url)
+    
+    # Patch HTTP_POOL.request to return 500 for HEAD, then 200 for GET
+    with patch('courlan.network.HTTP_POOL.request') as mock_request:
+        # Set up side_effect to return different responses for HEAD and GET
+        mock_request.side_effect = [mock_head_response, mock_get_response]
+        
+        result = redirection_test(test_url)
+        
+        # Verify the function returned the correct URL
+        assert result == test_url
+        
+        # Verify that both HEAD and GET were called
+        assert mock_request.call_count == 2
+        assert mock_request.call_args_list[0][0] == ("HEAD", test_url)
+        assert mock_request.call_args_list[1][0] == ("GET", test_url)
+
+
 def test_urlutils():
     """Test URL manipulation tools"""
     # domain extraction