diff --git a/example/test_problem/ELBDM/DiskHeating/download_ic.sh b/example/test_problem/ELBDM/DiskHeating/download_ic.sh
index fe24da5b58..0c70ca5cbc 100644
--- a/example/test_problem/ELBDM/DiskHeating/download_ic.sh
+++ b/example/test_problem/ELBDM/DiskHeating/download_ic.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ FILE_ID="677dd2d0999605c485c8de8f"
 FILE_SHA256="5c981ffe1f0cd85237b51e9e2872e8047dad8a87e0419575255e4c1d5d8cf17a"
 
 # 1 download
-curl https://hub.yt/api/v1/item/${FILE_ID}/download -o "${LOCAL_FILENAME}.tgz"
+curl -L https://hub.yt/api/v1/item/${FILE_ID}/download -o "${LOCAL_FILENAME}.tgz"
 
 # 2. compare sha256sum
 ! [ `sha256sum ${LOCAL_FILENAME}.tgz | awk '{print $1}'` = "${FILE_SHA256}" ] && echo "File broken: ${LOCAL_FILENAME}.tgz"
diff --git a/example/test_problem/ELBDM/HaloMerger/download_ic.sh b/example/test_problem/ELBDM/HaloMerger/download_ic.sh
index 24b7398f2a..0c6194568a 100644
--- a/example/test_problem/ELBDM/HaloMerger/download_ic.sh
+++ b/example/test_problem/ELBDM/HaloMerger/download_ic.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ FILE_ID="677cc8db999605c485c8de83"
 FILE_SHA256="acbd85842de65ff2360c7f3a1d1101c6f4f8939f430c3f61b8bc5f6f9a72fe94"
 
 # 1. download
-curl https://hub.yt/api/v1/item/${FILE_ID}/download -o "${LOCAL_FILENAME}"
+curl -L https://hub.yt/api/v1/item/${FILE_ID}/download -o "${LOCAL_FILENAME}"
 
 # 2. compare sha256sum
 ! [ `sha256sum ${LOCAL_FILENAME} | awk '{print $1}'` = "${FILE_SHA256}" ] && echo "File broken: ${LOCAL_FILENAME}"
diff --git a/example/test_problem/ELBDM/IsolatedHalo/download_ic.sh b/example/test_problem/ELBDM/IsolatedHalo/download_ic.sh
index c417b94e6c..a655c8a9be 100644
--- a/example/test_problem/ELBDM/IsolatedHalo/download_ic.sh
+++ b/example/test_problem/ELBDM/IsolatedHalo/download_ic.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ FILE_ID="677cbad6999605c485c8de77"
 FILE_SHA256="7ed91ba48a9aec139e0574629b689090ae43496fb957c6822c7ec1bd1217e22e"
 
 # 1. download
-curl https://hub.yt/api/v1/item/${FILE_ID}/download -o "${LOCAL_FILENAME}.tgz"
+curl -L https://hub.yt/api/v1/item/${FILE_ID}/download -o "${LOCAL_FILENAME}.tgz"
 
 # 2. compare sha256sum
 ! [ `sha256sum ${LOCAL_FILENAME}.tgz | awk '{print $1}'` = "${FILE_SHA256}" ] && echo "File broken: ${LOCAL_FILENAME}.tgz"
diff --git a/example/test_problem/ELBDM/LSS/download_ic.sh b/example/test_problem/ELBDM/LSS/download_ic.sh
index fa6c23f98d..bd3c9aac4c 100644
--- a/example/test_problem/ELBDM/LSS/download_ic.sh
+++ b/example/test_problem/ELBDM/LSS/download_ic.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ FILE_ID="6780d8d6999605c485c8dea0"
 FILE_SHA256="114fd2a0d37e70ba7bd06907c878bd1c752ea76882ad1833af165696eef8cf9d"
 
 # 1. download
-curl https://hub.yt/api/v1/item/${FILE_ID}/download -o "${LOCAL_FILENAME}"
+curl -L https://hub.yt/api/v1/item/${FILE_ID}/download -o "${LOCAL_FILENAME}"
 
 # 2. compare sha256sum
 ! [ `sha256sum ${LOCAL_FILENAME} | awk '{print $1}'` = "${FILE_SHA256}" ] && echo "File broken: ${LOCAL_FILENAME}"
diff --git a/example/test_problem/ELBDM/LSS_Hybrid/download_heavy_halo_ic.sh b/example/test_problem/ELBDM/LSS_Hybrid/download_heavy_halo_ic.sh
index cdf8f8557f..5066fd46cf 100644
--- a/example/test_problem/ELBDM/LSS_Hybrid/download_heavy_halo_ic.sh
+++ b/example/test_problem/ELBDM/LSS_Hybrid/download_heavy_halo_ic.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ FILE_ID="6780d9d2999605c485c8dea9"
 FILE_SHA256="2f15920763e6189abd81b6f39fd283ebeeb6b6b90dbbce0eb898d098ef4b497d"
 
 # 1. download
-curl https://hub.yt/api/v1/item/${FILE_ID}/download -o "${LOCAL_FILENAME}"
+curl -L https://hub.yt/api/v1/item/${FILE_ID}/download -o "${LOCAL_FILENAME}"
 
 # 2. compare sha256sum
 ! [ `sha256sum ${LOCAL_FILENAME} | awk '{print $1}'` = "${FILE_SHA256}" ] && echo "File broken: ${LOCAL_FILENAME}"
diff --git a/example/test_problem/ELBDM/LSS_Hybrid/download_light_halo_ic.sh b/example/test_problem/ELBDM/LSS_Hybrid/download_light_halo_ic.sh
index 0143dd78d6..c5bfcf5d6a 100644
--- a/example/test_problem/ELBDM/LSS_Hybrid/download_light_halo_ic.sh
+++ b/example/test_problem/ELBDM/LSS_Hybrid/download_light_halo_ic.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ FILE_SHA256="89e1626405e38e3bd756167e3c06719f193456aa8e7d210ddfd13246df0e1a91"
 rm UM_IC*
 
 # 2. download
-curl https://hub.yt/api/v1/item/${FILE_ID}/download -o "${LOCAL_FILENAME}"
+curl -L https://hub.yt/api/v1/item/${FILE_ID}/download -o "${LOCAL_FILENAME}"
 
 # 3. compare sha256sum
 ! [ `sha256sum ${LOCAL_FILENAME} | awk '{print $1}'` = "${FILE_SHA256}" ] && echo "File broken: ${LOCAL_FILENAME}"
diff --git a/example/test_problem/ELBDM/LSS_Hybrid/download_spectral_interpolation_tables.sh b/example/test_problem/ELBDM/LSS_Hybrid/download_spectral_interpolation_tables.sh
index cc4b930d41..cd6bae7213 100644
--- a/example/test_problem/ELBDM/LSS_Hybrid/download_spectral_interpolation_tables.sh
+++ b/example/test_problem/ELBDM/LSS_Hybrid/download_spectral_interpolation_tables.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ FILE_SHA256="304fb4d098d6ad6f6533f137fc78a4d05d2abf7c239392be29f694503410247f"
 rm -r spectral_tables*
 
 # 2. download
-curl https://hub.yt/api/v1/item/${FILE_ID}/download -o "${LOCAL_FILENAME}"
+curl -L https://hub.yt/api/v1/item/${FILE_ID}/download -o "${LOCAL_FILENAME}"
 
 # 3. compare sha256sum
 ! [ `sha256sum ${LOCAL_FILENAME} | awk '{print $1}'` = "${FILE_SHA256}" ] && echo "File broken: ${LOCAL_FILENAME}"
diff --git a/example/test_problem/Hydro/AGORA_IsolatedGalaxy/download_ic_high_res.sh b/example/test_problem/Hydro/AGORA_IsolatedGalaxy/download_ic_high_res.sh
index ef34aa20d1..289ab480a6 100644
--- a/example/test_problem/Hydro/AGORA_IsolatedGalaxy/download_ic_high_res.sh
+++ b/example/test_problem/Hydro/AGORA_IsolatedGalaxy/download_ic_high_res.sh
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ FILE_SHA256_2="8715f1b39e90a7296ec2adcd442fa13a3d45d2ad021c6fa2fae9e4ab7a4700b2"
 
 
 # file download
-curl https://hub.yt/api/v1/item/${FILE_ID1}/download -o "${LOCAL_FILENAME1}.tar.gz"
-curl https://hub.yt/api/v1/item/${FILE_ID2}/download -o "${LOCAL_FILENAME2}"
+curl -L https://hub.yt/api/v1/item/${FILE_ID1}/download -o "${LOCAL_FILENAME1}.tar.gz"
+curl -L https://hub.yt/api/v1/item/${FILE_ID2}/download -o "${LOCAL_FILENAME2}"
 
 # compare sha256sum
 ! [ `sha256sum ${LOCAL_FILENAME1}.tar.gz | awk '{print $1}'` = "${FILE_SHA256_1}" ] && echo "File broken: ${LOCAL_FILENAME1}.tar.gz"
diff --git a/example/test_problem/Hydro/AGORA_IsolatedGalaxy/download_ic_low_res.sh b/example/test_problem/Hydro/AGORA_IsolatedGalaxy/download_ic_low_res.sh
index 44d3cc0bd7..1767e4ca6c 100644
--- a/example/test_problem/Hydro/AGORA_IsolatedGalaxy/download_ic_low_res.sh
+++ b/example/test_problem/Hydro/AGORA_IsolatedGalaxy/download_ic_low_res.sh
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ FILE_SHA256_1="8fd18d016f5af665d31d853a394c9089503df225f4c256eb1163c9a7b4e94644"
 FILE_SHA256_2="8715f1b39e90a7296ec2adcd442fa13a3d45d2ad021c6fa2fae9e4ab7a4700b2"
 
 # file download
-curl https://hub.yt/api/v1/item/${FILE_ID1}/download -o "${LOCAL_FILENAME1}.tar.gz"
-curl https://hub.yt/api/v1/item/${FILE_ID2}/download -o "${LOCAL_FILENAME2}"
+curl -L https://hub.yt/api/v1/item/${FILE_ID1}/download -o "${LOCAL_FILENAME1}.tar.gz"
+curl -L https://hub.yt/api/v1/item/${FILE_ID2}/download -o "${LOCAL_FILENAME2}"
 
 # compare sha256sum
 ! [ `sha256sum ${LOCAL_FILENAME1}.tar.gz | awk '{print $1}'` = "${FILE_SHA256_1}" ] && echo "File broken: ${LOCAL_FILENAME1}.tar.gz"
diff --git a/example/test_problem/Hydro/CDM_LSS/download_ic.sh b/example/test_problem/Hydro/CDM_LSS/download_ic.sh
index 549b3eb456..c2cfc9927b 100644
--- a/example/test_problem/Hydro/CDM_LSS/download_ic.sh
+++ b/example/test_problem/Hydro/CDM_LSS/download_ic.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ FILE_ID="677c92db999605c485c8de69"
 FILE_SHA256="46e27324953bcd7b4eecaecd395b6cf6ccbf662e65a12c935b3823abd8119be3"
 
 # 1. download
-curl https://hub.yt/api/v1/item/${FILE_ID}/download -o ${LOCAL_FILENAME}
+curl -L https://hub.yt/api/v1/item/${FILE_ID}/download -o ${LOCAL_FILENAME}
 
 # 2. compare sha256sum
 ! [ `sha256sum ${LOCAL_FILENAME} | awk '{print $1}'` = "${FILE_SHA256}" ] && echo "File broken: ${LOCAL_FILENAME}"
diff --git a/example/test_problem/Hydro/ClusterMerger/download_ic.sh b/example/test_problem/Hydro/ClusterMerger/download_ic.sh
index 61bc0635d3..d2c1c7f3c3 100644
--- a/example/test_problem/Hydro/ClusterMerger/download_ic.sh
+++ b/example/test_problem/Hydro/ClusterMerger/download_ic.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ FILE_ID="677caaec999605c485c8de74"
 FILE_SHA256="a233a892818504cf15e188bca862e22250bb1f3e09155740e45d272e4ab5f1c1"
 
 # 1. download
-curl https://hub.yt/api/v1/item/${FILE_ID}/download -o "${LOCAL_FILENAME}"
+curl -L https://hub.yt/api/v1/item/${FILE_ID}/download -o "${LOCAL_FILENAME}"
 
 # 2. compare sha256sum
 ! [ `sha256sum ${LOCAL_FILENAME} | awk '{print $1}'` = "${FILE_SHA256}" ] && echo "File broken: ${LOCAL_FILENAME}"