diff --git a/.chronus/changes/fix-init-never-ending-2024-3-17-20-24-14.md b/.chronus/changes/fix-init-never-ending-2024-3-17-20-24-14.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..649ce5c4c7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.chronus/changes/fix-init-never-ending-2024-3-17-20-24-14.md
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+# Change versionKind to one of: internal, fix, dependencies, feature, deprecation, breaking
+changeKind: fix
+packages:
+  - "@typespec/compiler"
+---
+
+Fix tsp init hanging when done due to unclosed connection
diff --git a/packages/compiler/package.json b/packages/compiler/package.json
index bfd13fa8060..267ea986bcc 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/package.json
+++ b/packages/compiler/package.json
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@
     "@babel/code-frame": "~7.24.2",
     "ajv": "~8.12.0",
     "change-case": "~5.4.4",
+    "follow-redirects": "^1.15.6",
     "globby": "~14.0.1",
     "mustache": "~4.2.0",
     "picocolors": "~1.0.0",
@@ -98,6 +99,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/babel__code-frame": "~7.0.6",
+    "@types/follow-redirects": "^1.14.4",
     "@types/mustache": "~4.2.5",
     "@types/node": "~18.11.19",
     "@types/prompts": "~2.4.9",
diff --git a/packages/compiler/src/core/fetch.ts b/packages/compiler/src/core/fetch.ts
index da358e51f9b..dbf26a80158 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/src/core/fetch.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/src/core/fetch.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-import http from "http";
-import https from "https";
+import followRedirects from "follow-redirects";
 import { compilerAssert } from "./diagnostics.js";
 
 export interface FetchResponse {
@@ -19,14 +18,15 @@ export function fetch(uri: string): Promise<FetchResponse> {
   function request(uri: string, resolve: (arg: FetchResponse) => void, reject: (arg: any) => void) {
     const url = new URL(uri);
     const protocol =
-      url.protocol === "https:" ? https : url.protocol === "http:" ? http : undefined;
+      url.protocol === "https:"
+        ? followRedirects.https
+        : url.protocol === "http:"
+          ? followRedirects.http
+          : undefined;
     compilerAssert(protocol, `Protocol '${url.protocol}' is not supported`);
 
     protocol
       .get(url, (res) => {
-        if ((res.statusCode === 301 || res.statusCode === 302) && res.headers.location) {
-          return request(res.headers.location, resolve, reject);
-        }
         let data = "";
 
         res.on("data", (chunk) => {
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index b8754fb6df9..0df60a92c6f 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -225,6 +225,9 @@ importers:
       change-case:
         specifier: ~5.4.4
         version: 5.4.4
+      follow-redirects:
+        specifier: ^1.15.6
+        version: 1.15.6
       globby:
         specifier: ~14.0.1
         version: 14.0.1
@@ -259,6 +262,9 @@ importers:
       '@types/babel__code-frame':
         specifier: ~7.0.6
         version: 7.0.6
+      '@types/follow-redirects':
+        specifier: ^1.14.4
+        version: 1.14.4
       '@types/mustache':
         specifier: ~4.2.5
         version: 4.2.5
@@ -7716,6 +7722,12 @@ packages:
       '@types/serve-static': 1.15.5
     dev: false
 
+  /@types/follow-redirects@1.14.4:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-GWXfsD0Jc1RWiFmMuMFCpXMzi9L7oPDVwxUnZdg89kDNnqsRfUKXEtUYtA98A6lig1WXH/CYY/fvPW9HuN5fTA==}
+    dependencies:
+      '@types/node': 18.11.19
+    dev: true
+
   /@types/gtag.js@0.0.12:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-YQV9bUsemkzG81Ea295/nF/5GijnD2Af7QhEofh7xu+kvCN6RdodgNwwGWXB5GMI3NoyvQo0odNctoH/qLMIpg==}
     dev: false