diff --git a/wsstomp.go b/wsstomp.go
index 3f41d1b..58e5eb8 100644
--- a/wsstomp.go
+++ b/wsstomp.go
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ package wsstomp
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
 	"time"
 
 	"nhooyr.io/websocket"
@@ -62,6 +64,28 @@ func (w *WebsocketSTOMP) Close() error {
 // The context parameter will only be used for the connection handshake,
 // and not for the full lifetime of the connection.
 func Connect(ctx context.Context, url string, options *websocket.DialOptions) (*WebsocketSTOMP, error) {
+	if options == nil {
+		options = &websocket.DialOptions{}
+	}
+	if options.HTTPClient == nil {
+		options.HTTPClient = &http.Client{
+			// fix for https://github.com/nhooyr/websocket/issues/333
+			CheckRedirect: func(req *http.Request, via []*http.Request) error {
+				switch req.URL.Scheme {
+				case "ws":
+					req.URL.Scheme = "http"
+				case "wss":
+					req.URL.Scheme = "https"
+				case "http", "https":
+				default:
+					return fmt.Errorf("unexpected url scheme: %q", req.URL.Scheme)
+				}
+				return nil
+			},
+			// sane timeout
+			Timeout: time.Second * 30,
+		}
+	}
 	con, _, err := websocket.Dial(ctx, url, options)
 	return &WebsocketSTOMP{
 		connection: con,