diff --git a/httptools/__init__.py b/httptools/__init__.py
index e0a4da9..50dbfa7 100644
--- a/httptools/__init__.py
+++ b/httptools/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import setuptools, pyshorteners, requests
 
 def longURL(url):
- return requests.head(url, allow_redirects=True).url
+ return requests.get(url, allow_redirects=True).url
 
 def shortURL(url):
  try: