diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/trianguloy/urlchecker/modules/list/StatusModule.java b/app/src/main/java/com/trianguloy/urlchecker/modules/list/StatusModule.java
index 16084ed..ab141aa 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/trianguloy/urlchecker/modules/list/StatusModule.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/trianguloy/urlchecker/modules/list/StatusModule.java
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import java.net.URL;
 import java.net.URLDecoder;
 
 /**
- * A module that checks the page status code by using a local browser
+ * A module that checks the page status code by performing a HEAD petition
  * Allows checking for redirection
  */
 public class StatusModule extends AModuleData {
@@ -102,8 +102,9 @@ class StatusDialog extends AModuleDialog implements ClickableLinks.OnUrlListener
 
         HttpURLConnection conn = null;
         try {
-            // perform GET to the url
+            // perform HEAD to the url
             conn = (HttpURLConnection) new URL(url).openConnection();
+            conn.setRequestMethod("HEAD");
             conn.setInstanceFollowRedirects(false);   // Make the logic below easier to detect redirections
             conn.setConnectTimeout(StreamUtils.CONNECT_TIMEOUT);
             int responseCode = conn.getResponseCode();
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values-es/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values-es/strings.xml
index ece9a47..1ed8ca2 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values-es/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values-es/strings.xml
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ Nota: si editas los patrones, nuevos patrones incorporados en futuras actualizac
     <string name="mStatus_name">Código de estado</string>
     <string name="mStatus_desc">"Al pulsar el botón de comprobar, se realizará una peticion para obtener y mostrar el código de estado de la url.
 Si el resultado es una redirección, podrás ver la url destino.
-El contenido de la url se pide (GET), pero no se evalúa, con lo que redirecciones basadas en javascript no serán detectadas.</string>
+El contenido de la url se pide (HEAD), pero no se evalúa, con lo que redirecciones basadas en javascript no serán detectadas.</string>
     <string name="mStatus_ioerror">Error de red al intentar comprobar la url: %s</string>
     <string name="mStatus_error">Error interno al intentar comprobar la url: %s</string>
     <string name="mStatus_check">Comprobar código de estado</string>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values-fr-rFR/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values-fr-rFR/strings.xml
index 4e0ddec..f4294e0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values-fr-rFR/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values-fr-rFR/strings.xml
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ Remarque: si vous modifiez les modèles, les nouveaux modèles intégrés lors d
     <string name="mStatus_name">Code d\'état</string>
     <string name="mStatus_desc">"En appuyant sur le bouton de vérification, une requête sera faite pour récupérer et afficher le code d'état du site.
 Si le résultat est une redirection, vous pourrez voir l'url de destination.
-Le contenu de l'url est obtenu (GET), mais n'est pas évaluée, les redirections basées sur javascript ne seront donc pas détectées."</string>
+Le contenu de l'url est obtenu (HEAD), mais n'est pas évaluée, les redirections basées sur javascript ne seront donc pas détectées."</string>
     <string name="mStatus_ioerror">Erreur réseau lors de la tentative de vérification de l\'URL: %s</string>
     <string name="mStatus_error">Erreur interne lors de la tentative de vérification de l\'URL: %s</string>
     <string name="mStatus_check">Vérifier le statut</string>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values-it/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values-it/strings.xml
index 1308403..30f729c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values-it/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values-it/strings.xml
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ Nota: se modifichi i patterns, i nuovi patterns inclusi con eventuali aggiorname
 
     <string name="mStatus_name">Status code</string>
     <string name="mStatus_desc">"Premendo il pulsante di check, una richiesta verrà inviata per recuperare lo status code del sito. Se il risultato è una re-indirizzazione, ti verrà mostrato l'url di destinazione.
-Il contenuto viene recuperato (GET) ma non controllato, quindi re-indirizzamenti basati su javascript non verranno rilevati."</string>
+Il contenuto viene recuperato (HEAD) ma non controllato, quindi re-indirizzamenti basati su javascript non verranno rilevati."</string>
     <string name="mStatus_ioerror">"Errore di rete durante il controllo dell'url: %s"</string>
     <string name="mStatus_error">"Errore interno durante il controllo dell'url: %s"</string>
     <string name="mStatus_check">Controlla stato</string>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values-iw/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values-iw/strings.xml
index 2b3a6b7..77372fd 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values-iw/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values-iw/strings.xml
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
     <string name="mStatus_name">קוד סטטוס</string>
     <string name="mStatus_desc">"בלחיצה על כפתור הסימון, תוגש עצומה לאחזור והצגת קוד סטטוס האתר.
  אם התוצאה היא הפניה מחדש, תוכל לראות את כתובת אתר היעד.
- תוכן ה-URL מתקבל (GET), אך לא מוערך, כך שהפניות מחדש המבוססות על javascript לא יזוהו.."</string>
+ תוכן ה-URL מתקבל (HEAD), אך לא מוערך, כך שהפניות מחדש המבוססות על javascript לא יזוהו.."</string>
     <string name="mStatus_ioerror">שגיאת רשת בעת ניסיון לבדוק את כתובת האתר: %s</string>
     <string name="mStatus_error">שגיאה פנימית בעת ניסיון לבדוק את כתובת האתר: %s</string>
     <string name="mStatus_check">חשבון</string>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values-ja/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values-ja/strings.xml
index 6ed42d4..c74fc2d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values-ja/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values-ja/strings.xml
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
     <string name="mStatus_name">ステータス コード</string>
     <string name="mStatus_desc">"チェックボタンを押すと、サイトのステータスコードを取得し表示します。
 結果がリダイレクトの場合は、リダイレクト先URLが表示されます。
-URLコンテンツは取得 (GET) されますが、JavaScript によるリダイレ​​クトは評価されないため、検出されません。"</string>
+URLコンテンツは取得 (HEAD) されますが、JavaScript によるリダイレ​​クトは評価されないため、検出されません。"</string>
     <string name="mStatus_ioerror">URLの確認中にネットワークエラーが発生しました: %s</string>
     <string name="mStatus_error">URLのチェック中に内部エラーが発生しました: %s</string>
     <string name="mStatus_check">ステータスコードを確認</string>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values-pt-rPT/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values-pt-rPT/strings.xml
index e0ca9f9..3cd37c2 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values-pt-rPT/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values-pt-rPT/strings.xml
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ Nota: se editar os padrões, novos padrões integrados de atualizações de apli
     <string name="mStatus_name">Código de status</string>
     <string name="mStatus_desc">"Ao pressionar o botão de verificação, será feita uma petição para recuperar e exibir o código de status do site.
 Se o resultado for um redirecionamento, poderá visualizar o URL de destino.
-O conteúdo da url é obtido (GET), mas não avaliado, então redirecionamentos baseados em javascript não serão detectados."</string>
+O conteúdo da url é obtido (HEAD), mas não avaliado, então redirecionamentos baseados em javascript não serão detectados."</string>
     <string name="mStatus_ioerror">Erro de rede ao tentar verificar o URL: %s</string>
     <string name="mStatus_error">Erro interno ao tentar verificar a url: %s</string>
     <string name="mStatus_check">Verificar</string>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index aeea1e1..8867cbf 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ Note: if you edit the patterns, new built-in patterns from app updates will not
     <string name="mStatus_name">Status code</string>
     <string name="mStatus_desc">"By pressing the check button, a petition will be made to retrieve and display the site status code.
 If the result is a redirection, you will be able to view the destination url.
-The url content is obtained (GET), but not evaluated, so redirections based on javascript won't be detected."</string>
+The url content is obtained (HEAD), but not evaluated, so redirections based on javascript won't be detected."</string>
     <string name="mStatus_ioerror">Network error while trying to check the url: %s</string>
     <string name="mStatus_error">Internal error while trying to check the url: %s</string>
     <string name="mStatus_check">Check status</string>