diff --git a/src/Module/Proxy.php b/src/Module/Proxy.php
index 57ff592564..317ec530a5 100644
--- a/src/Module/Proxy.php
+++ b/src/Module/Proxy.php
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ namespace Friendica\Module;
 
 use Friendica\BaseModule;
 use Friendica\Core\Logger;
+use Friendica\Core\System;
 use Friendica\DI;
 use Friendica\Model\Photo;
 use Friendica\Object\Image;
@@ -47,10 +48,6 @@ class Proxy extends BaseModule
 	 */
 	public static function rawContent(array $parameters = [])
 	{
-		if (!local_user()) {
-			throw new \Friendica\Network\HTTPException\ForbiddenException(DI::l10n()->t('Access denied.'));
-		}
-
 		// Set application instance here
 		$a = DI::app();
 
@@ -93,6 +90,11 @@ class Proxy extends BaseModule
 			throw new \Friendica\Network\HTTPException\BadRequestException();
 		}
 
+		if (!local_user()) {
+			Logger::info('Redirecting not logged in user to original address', ['url' => $request['url']]);
+			System::externalRedirect($request['url']);
+		}
+
 		// Webserver already tried direct cache...
 
 		// Try to use filecache;