diff --git a/src/proto_http.c b/src/proto_http.c
index a4470c495..b233fd99a 100644
--- a/src/proto_http.c
+++ b/src/proto_http.c
@@ -3949,6 +3949,18 @@ int http_process_req_common(struct session *s, struct channel *req, int an_bit,
 		goto return_prx_cond;
 	}
 
+	if (http_req_last_rule && http_req_last_rule->action == HTTP_REQ_ACT_REDIR) {
+		if (!http_apply_redirect_rule(http_req_last_rule->arg.redir, s, txn))
+			goto return_bad_req;
+		req->analyse_exp = TICK_ETERNITY;
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	if (http_req_last_rule && http_req_last_rule->action == HTTP_REQ_ACT_CUSTOM_STOP) {
+		req->analyse_exp = TICK_ETERNITY;
+		return 1;
+	}
+
 	/* add request headers from the rule sets in the same order */
 	list_for_each_entry(wl, &px->req_add, list) {
 		if (wl->cond) {
@@ -3964,18 +3976,6 @@ int http_process_req_common(struct session *s, struct channel *req, int an_bit,
 			goto return_bad_req;
 	}
 
-	if (http_req_last_rule && http_req_last_rule->action == HTTP_REQ_ACT_REDIR) {
-		if (!http_apply_redirect_rule(http_req_last_rule->arg.redir, s, txn))
-			goto return_bad_req;
-		req->analyse_exp = TICK_ETERNITY;
-		return 1;
-	}
-
-	if (http_req_last_rule && http_req_last_rule->action == HTTP_REQ_ACT_CUSTOM_STOP) {
-		req->analyse_exp = TICK_ETERNITY;
-		return 1;
-	}
-
 	if (unlikely(objt_applet(s->target) == &http_stats_applet)) {
 		/* process the stats request now */
 		if (s->fe == s->be) /* report it if the request was intercepted by the frontend */