diff --git a/qfieldcloud_sdk/sdk.py b/qfieldcloud_sdk/sdk.py
index f7330aa..d3c1f83 100644
--- a/qfieldcloud_sdk/sdk.py
+++ b/qfieldcloud_sdk/sdk.py
@@ -2131,7 +2131,8 @@ def _request(
             "GET requests must not have `data` values passed, use `params` instead"
         )
 
-        allow_redirects = method != "POST"
+        if allow_redirects is None:
+            allow_redirects = method != "POST"
 
         if not skip_token and self.token:
             headers_copy["Authorization"] = f"token {self.token}"
@@ -2175,23 +2176,30 @@ def _request(
 
         if os.environ.get("ENVIRONMENT") == "test":
             return request.mock_response()
-        else:
-            prepared_request = self.session.prepare_request(request)
-
-            # Merge environment settings into session
-            settings = self.session.merge_environment_settings(
-                url=prepared_request.url,
-                proxies={},
-                stream=stream,
-                verify=self.verify_ssl,
-                cert=None,
-            )
-            settings = settings | session_params  # type: ignore
 
-            response = self.session.send(
-                prepared_request,
-                timeout=(self.connect_timeout, self.read_timeout),
-                **settings,
+        prepared_request = self.session.prepare_request(request)
+
+        # Merge environment settings into session
+        settings = self.session.merge_environment_settings(
+            url=prepared_request.url,
+            proxies={},
+            stream=stream,
+            verify=self.verify_ssl,
+            cert=None,
+        )
+        settings = settings | session_params  # type: ignore
+
+        response = self.session.send(
+            prepared_request,
+            timeout=(self.connect_timeout, self.read_timeout),
+            **settings,
+        )
+
+        if not allow_redirects and response.is_redirect:
+            raise QfcRequestException(
+                response,
+                f"Unresolved redirect for {method} {response.url!r}: "
+                f"{response.status_code} -> {response.headers.get('Location')!r}",
             )
 
         try:
diff --git a/tests/test_cli_client.py b/tests/test_cli_client.py
index 4f98fad..0d8b40e 100644
--- a/tests/test_cli_client.py
+++ b/tests/test_cli_client.py
@@ -2,10 +2,12 @@
 import unittest
 from unittest import mock
 
+import requests
 from click.testing import CliRunner
+from requests.structures import CaseInsensitiveDict
 
 from qfieldcloud_sdk.cli import QFIELDCLOUD_DEFAULT_URL, cli
-from qfieldcloud_sdk.sdk import Client, Pagination, QfcException
+from qfieldcloud_sdk.sdk import Client, Pagination, QfcException, QfcRequestException
 
 
 class TestSDK(unittest.TestCase):
@@ -92,6 +94,27 @@ def test_timeout_invalid_arg_value_raises(self):
         with self.assertRaises(QfcException):
             Client(QFIELDCLOUD_DEFAULT_URL, read_timeout="soon")  # type: ignore
 
+    def test_request_raises_on_unresolved_post_redirect(self):
+        fake_response = requests.Response()
+        fake_response.status_code = 301
+        fake_response.reason = "Moved Permanently"
+        fake_response.url = f"{self.client.url}files/some-project/some-file.gpkg/"
+        fake_response.headers = CaseInsensitiveDict(
+            {"Location": "http://another-address/files/some-project/some-file.gpkg/"}
+        )
+        fake_response._content = b""
+
+        # We need to unset the `ENVIRONMENT` variable, because otherwise the client
+        # would use the mock response and we cannot test the redirect behavior.
+        with mock.patch.dict(os.environ, {}, clear=False):
+            os.environ.pop("ENVIRONMENT", None)
+
+            with mock.patch.object(
+                self.client.session, "send", return_value=fake_response
+            ):
+                with self.assertRaises(QfcRequestException):
+                    self.client._request("POST", "files/some-project/some-file.gpkg")
+
 
 class TestCLI(unittest.TestCase):
     @classmethod