diff --git a/owncloudComLibrary/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/lib/common/http/methods/HttpBaseMethod.kt b/owncloudComLibrary/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/lib/common/http/methods/HttpBaseMethod.kt
index 88a44142..b58feaea 100644
--- a/owncloudComLibrary/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/lib/common/http/methods/HttpBaseMethod.kt
+++ b/owncloudComLibrary/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/lib/common/http/methods/HttpBaseMethod.kt
@@ -49,7 +49,9 @@ abstract class HttpBaseMethod constructor(url: URL) {
     var connectionTimeoutVal: Long? = null
     var connectionTimeoutUnit: TimeUnit? = null
     var readTimeoutVal: Long? = null
+        private set
     var readTimeoutUnit: TimeUnit? = null
+        private set
 
     init {
         request = Request.Builder()
diff --git a/owncloudComLibrary/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/lib/resources/files/CheckPathExistenceRemoteOperation.kt b/owncloudComLibrary/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/lib/resources/files/CheckPathExistenceRemoteOperation.kt
index 654f7143..e59388bd 100644
--- a/owncloudComLibrary/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/lib/resources/files/CheckPathExistenceRemoteOperation.kt
+++ b/owncloudComLibrary/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/lib/resources/files/CheckPathExistenceRemoteOperation.kt
@@ -62,8 +62,6 @@ class CheckPathExistenceRemoteOperation(
                 setConnectionTimeout(TIMEOUT.toLong(), TimeUnit.SECONDS)
             }
 
-            propFindMethod.followRedirects = false
-
             var status = client.executeHttpMethod(propFindMethod)
             /* PROPFIND method
              * 404 NOT FOUND: path doesn't exist,