diff --git a/server/upstream/redirects.go b/server/upstream/redirects.go
index 3ed5010..b0762d5 100644
--- a/server/upstream/redirects.go
+++ b/server/upstream/redirects.go
@@ -92,8 +92,9 @@ func (o *Options) matchRedirects(ctx *context.Context, giteaClient *gitea.Client
 
 	for _, redirect := range redirects {
 		if dstURL, ok := redirect.rewriteURL(reqURL); ok {
-			// do rewrite if status code is 200
-			if redirect.StatusCode == 200 {
+			if o.TargetPath == dstURL { // recursion base case, rewrite directly when paths are the same
+				return true
+			} else if redirect.StatusCode == 200 { // do rewrite if status code is 200
 				o.TargetPath = dstURL
 				o.Upstream(ctx, giteaClient, redirectsCache)
 			} else {