diff --git a/plugins/outputs/influxdb/influxdb.go b/plugins/outputs/influxdb/influxdb.go
index 059f126d6..3b5e55ed2 100644
--- a/plugins/outputs/influxdb/influxdb.go
+++ b/plugins/outputs/influxdb/influxdb.go
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ func (i *InfluxDB) Connect() error {
 			}
 
 			if i.InsecureFollowRedirect {
-				c.Ping(10)
+				c.CheckHTTPRedirect()
 			}
 
 			err = createDatabase(c, i.Database)