diff --git a/source/logic/checks/http_request.py b/source/logic/checks/http_request.py
index 2e78b49..d1e10a4 100644
--- a/source/logic/checks/http_request.py
+++ b/source/logic/checks/http_request.py
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@ class implementation_check_kind_http_request(interface_check_kind):
 					"type": "float",
 					"default": 5.0
 				},
+				"follow_redirects": {
+					"description": "whether redirect instructions in responses shall be followend instead of being exposed as result",
+					"type": "boolean",
+					"default": False
+				},
 				"response": {
 					"type": "object",
 					"additionalProperties": False,
@@ -69,10 +74,6 @@ class implementation_check_kind_http_request(interface_check_kind):
 					"type": "boolean",
 					"default": True
 				},
-				"custom": {
-					"description": "custom data, which shall be attached to notifications",
-					"default": None
-				},
 			},
 			"required": [
 				"request"
@@ -90,11 +91,11 @@ class implementation_check_kind_http_request(interface_check_kind):
 					"method": "GET"
 				},
 				"timeout": 5.0,
+				"follow_redirects": False,
 				"response": {
 					"status_code": 200
 				},
 				"strict": True,
-				"custom": None,
 			},
 			node,
 			True
@@ -114,7 +115,8 @@ class implementation_check_kind_http_request(interface_check_kind):
 			try:
 				response = _requests.get(
 					parameters["request"]["target"],
-					timeout = parameters["timeout"]
+					timeout = parameters["timeout"],
+					allow_redirects = parameters["follow_redirects"]
 				)
 				error = None
 			except Exception as error_:
@@ -124,7 +126,8 @@ class implementation_check_kind_http_request(interface_check_kind):
 			try:
 				response = _requests.post(
 					parameters["request"]["target"],
-					timeout = parameters["timeout"]
+					timeout = parameters["timeout"],
+					allow_redirects = parameters["follow_redirects"]
 				)
 				error = None
 			except Exception as error_:
@@ -144,7 +147,6 @@ class implementation_check_kind_http_request(interface_check_kind):
 					"faults": [
 						translation_get("checks.http_request.request_failed"),
 					],
-					"custom": parameters["custom"],
 				}
 			}
 		else:
@@ -210,7 +212,6 @@ class implementation_check_kind_http_request(interface_check_kind):
 						# "body": response.text,
 					},
 					"faults": faults,
-					"custom": parameters["custom"],
 				}
 			}
 
diff --git a/source/logic/conf.py b/source/logic/conf.py
index bd38314..5d50710 100644
--- a/source/logic/conf.py
+++ b/source/logic/conf.py
@@ -173,6 +173,10 @@ def conf_schema_root(
 												"enum": [pair[0]]
 											},
 											"parameters": pair[1].parameters_schema(),
+											"custom": {
+												"description": "custom data, which shall be attached to notifications",
+												"default": None,
+											},
 										},
 										"required": [
 											"kind",
@@ -300,6 +304,7 @@ def conf_normalize_check(
 						{
 							"title": node["name"],
 							"parameters": {},
+							"custom": None,
 						},
 					),
 					node
@@ -328,6 +333,8 @@ def conf_normalize_check(
 					node__["kind"] = node_["kind"]
 				if True:
 					node__["parameters"] = check_kind_implementations[node_["kind"]].normalize_conf_node(node_["parameters"])
+				if ("custom" in node_):
+					node__["custom"] = node_["custom"]
 				return node__
 	
 
@@ -359,7 +366,7 @@ def conf_normalize_root(
 			string_coin(
 				"ambiguous check names: {{names}}",
 				{
-					"names": ",".join(counts.keys()),
+					"names": ",".join(map(lambda pair: pair[0], fails)),
 				}
 			)
 		)
diff --git a/source/logic/main.py b/source/logic/main.py
index 6c1e3c3..eb2ac9d 100644
--- a/source/logic/main.py
+++ b/source/logic/main.py
@@ -322,7 +322,14 @@ def main():
 										check_data["name"],
 										check_data,
 										new_item_state,
-										result["info"]
+										dict_merge(
+											(
+												{}
+												if (check_data["custom"] is None) else
+												{"custom": check_data["custom"]}
+											),
+											result["info"]
+										)
 									)
 				
 				_os.remove(args.mutex_path)