diff --git a/linkcheck/checker/httpurl.py b/linkcheck/checker/httpurl.py
index 270ffd55..eb40b879 100644
--- a/linkcheck/checker/httpurl.py
+++ b/linkcheck/checker/httpurl.py
@@ -313,13 +313,6 @@ class HttpUrl (internpaturl.InternPatternUrl, proxysupport.ProxySupport):
             assert None == linkcheck.log.debug(linkcheck.LOG_CHECK,
                 "Norm redirected to %r", redirected)
             urlparts = linkcheck.strformat.url_unicode_split(redirected)
-            # check if we still have the same scheme type, it could be a
-            # different one
-            if urlparts[0] != self.scheme:
-                self.add_warning(
-                           _("Redirection to different URL type encountered; "
-                             "the original URL was %r.") % self.url,
-                           tag="http-wrong-redirect")
             # check extern filter again
             self.set_extern(redirected)
             if self.extern[0] and self.extern[0]:
@@ -348,8 +341,9 @@ class HttpUrl (internpaturl.InternPatternUrl, proxysupport.ProxySupport):
                           _("recursive redirection encountered:\n %s") %
                             "\n  => ".join(recursion), valid=False)
                 return -1, response
-            # remember redireced url as alias
-            self.aliases.append(redirected)
+            if urlparts[0] == self.scheme:
+                # remember redireced url as alias
+                self.aliases.append(redirected)
             # note: urlparts has to be a list
             self.urlparts = urlparts
             if response.status == 301:
@@ -364,13 +358,15 @@ class HttpUrl (internpaturl.InternPatternUrl, proxysupport.ProxySupport):
                 return -1, response
             # in case of changed scheme make new URL object
             if self.urlparts[0] != self.scheme:
+                self.add_warning(
+                           _("Redirection to different URL type encountered; "
+                             "the original URL was %r.") % self.url,
+                           tag="http-wrong-redirect")
                 newobj = linkcheck.checker.get_url_from(
                           redirected, self.recursion_level, self.aggregate,
                           parent_url=self.parent_url, base_ref=self.base_ref,
                           line=self.line, column=self.column, name=self.name,
                           assume_local=False)
-                newobj.warnings = self.warnings
-                newobj.info = self.info
                 # append new object to queue
                 self.aggregate.urlqueue.put(newobj)
                 # pretend to be finished and logged
diff --git a/linkcheck/checker/tests/test_http.py b/linkcheck/checker/tests/test_http.py
index aa2662f8..2b0a77a5 100644
--- a/linkcheck/checker/tests/test_http.py
+++ b/linkcheck/checker/tests/test_http.py
@@ -53,17 +53,19 @@ class TestHttp (linkcheck.checker.tests.httptest.HttpServerTest):
     def redirect_https_test (self):
         url = u"http://localhost:%d/redirect1" % self.port
         nurl = url
-        rurl = url.replace('redirect', 'newurl')
+        rurl = u"https://localhost:%d/newurl1" % self.port
         resultlines = [
             u"url %s" % url,
             u"cache key %s" % nurl,
-            u"real url %s" % nurl,
+            u"real url %s" % rurl,
             u"info Redirected to %s." % rurl.replace('http:', 'https:'),
-            u"info The redirected URL is outside of the domain filter, " \
-            u"checked only syntax.",
             u"warning Redirection to different URL type encountered; the " \
             u"original URL was u'http://localhost:%d/redirect1'." % self.port,
             u"valid",
+            u"url https://localhost:8001/newurl1",
+            u"cache key https://localhost:8001/newurl1",
+            u"real url https://localhost:8001/newurl1",
+            u"error",
         ]
         self.direct(url, resultlines, recursionlevel=0, assume_local=True)