diff --git a/lighthouse-core/gather/computed/main-resource.js b/lighthouse-core/gather/computed/main-resource.js
index 3c59eec07704..660938722624 100644
--- a/lighthouse-core/gather/computed/main-resource.js
+++ b/lighthouse-core/gather/computed/main-resource.js
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@
 'use strict';
 
 const ComputedArtifact = require('./computed-artifact');
-const HTTP_REDIRECT_CODE_LOW = 300;
-const HTTP_REDIRECT_CODE_HIGH = 399;
 
 /**
  * @fileoverview This artifact identifies the main resource on the page. Current solution assumes
@@ -18,15 +16,6 @@ class MainResource extends ComputedArtifact {
     return 'MainResource';
   }
 
-  /**
-   * @param {WebInspector.NetworkRequest} record
-   * @return {boolean}
-   */
-  isMainResource(request) {
-    return request.statusCode < HTTP_REDIRECT_CODE_LOW ||
-      request.statusCode > HTTP_REDIRECT_CODE_HIGH;
-  }
-
   /**
    * @param {!DevtoolsLog} devtoolsLog
    * @param {!ComputedArtifacts} artifacts
@@ -35,7 +24,7 @@ class MainResource extends ComputedArtifact {
   compute_(devtoolsLog, artifacts) {
     return artifacts.requestNetworkRecords(devtoolsLog)
       .then(requests => {
-        const mainResource = requests.find(this.isMainResource);
+        const mainResource = requests.find(request => request.url === artifacts.URL.finalUrl);
 
         if (!mainResource) {
           throw new Error('Unable to identify the main resource');
diff --git a/lighthouse-core/test/gather/computed/critical-request-chains-test.js b/lighthouse-core/test/gather/computed/critical-request-chains-test.js
index f0fd81d79e98..3b8f85d77454 100644
--- a/lighthouse-core/test/gather/computed/critical-request-chains-test.js
+++ b/lighthouse-core/test/gather/computed/critical-request-chains-test.js
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ function replaceChain(chains, networkRecords) {
 describe('CriticalRequestChain gatherer: extractChain function', () => {
   it('returns correct data for chain from a devtoolsLog', () => {
     const computedArtifacts = Runner.instantiateComputedArtifacts();
+    computedArtifacts.URL = {finalUrl: 'https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page'};
     const wikiDevtoolsLog = require('../../fixtures/wikipedia-redirect.devtoolslog.json');
     const wikiChains = require('../../fixtures/wikipedia-redirect.critical-request-chains.json');
 
diff --git a/lighthouse-core/test/gather/computed/main-resource-test.js b/lighthouse-core/test/gather/computed/main-resource-test.js
index a8c745d72255..854e204f6147 100644
--- a/lighthouse-core/test/gather/computed/main-resource-test.js
+++ b/lighthouse-core/test/gather/computed/main-resource-test.js
@@ -19,12 +19,14 @@ describe('MainResource computed artifact', () => {
 
   it('returns an artifact', () => {
     const record = {
-      statusCode: 404,
+      url: 'https://example.com',
     };
     const networkRecords = [
+      {url: 'http://example.com'},
       record,
     ];
     computedArtifacts.requestNetworkRecords = _ => Promise.resolve(networkRecords);
+    computedArtifacts.URL = {finalUrl: 'https://example.com'};
 
     return computedArtifacts.requestMainResource({}).then(output => {
       assert.equal(output, record);
@@ -33,11 +35,10 @@ describe('MainResource computed artifact', () => {
 
   it('thows when main resource can\'t be found', () => {
     const networkRecords = [
-      {
-        statusCode: 302,
-      },
+      {url: 'https://example.com'},
     ];
     computedArtifacts.requestNetworkRecords = _ => Promise.resolve(networkRecords);
+    computedArtifacts.URL = {finalUrl: 'https://m.example.com'};
 
     return computedArtifacts.requestMainResource({}).then(() => {
       assert.ok(false, 'should have thrown');
@@ -46,28 +47,9 @@ describe('MainResource computed artifact', () => {
     });
   });
 
-  it('should ignore redirects', () => {
-    const record = {
-      statusCode: 404,
-    };
-    const networkRecords = [
-      {
-        statusCode: 301,
-      },
-      {
-        statusCode: 302,
-      },
-      record,
-    ];
-    computedArtifacts.requestNetworkRecords = _ => Promise.resolve(networkRecords);
-
-    return computedArtifacts.requestMainResource({}).then(output => {
-      assert.equal(output, record);
-    });
-  });
-
   it('should identify correct main resource in the wikipedia fixture', () => {
     const wikiDevtoolsLog = require('../../fixtures/wikipedia-redirect.devtoolslog.json');
+    computedArtifacts.URL = {finalUrl: 'https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page'};
 
     return computedArtifacts.requestMainResource(wikiDevtoolsLog).then(output => {
       assert.equal(output.url, 'https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page');
diff --git a/lighthouse-core/test/gather/fake-driver.js b/lighthouse-core/test/gather/fake-driver.js
index e639daa33487..69bf1bd0772a 100644
--- a/lighthouse-core/test/gather/fake-driver.js
+++ b/lighthouse-core/test/gather/fake-driver.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ module.exports = {
     return Promise.resolve();
   },
   gotoURL() {
-    return Promise.resolve('https://example.com');
+    return Promise.resolve('https://www.reddit.com/r/nba');
   },
   waitForLoadEvent() {
     return Promise.resolve();
diff --git a/lighthouse-core/test/runner-test.js b/lighthouse-core/test/runner-test.js
index 62e62d82a0f3..4d29e5a830f6 100644
--- a/lighthouse-core/test/runner-test.js
+++ b/lighthouse-core/test/runner-test.js
@@ -330,6 +330,9 @@ describe('Runner', () => {
       ],
 
       artifacts: {
+        URL: {
+          finalUrl: 'https://www.reddit.com/r/nba',
+        },
         devtoolsLogs: {
           defaultPass: path.join(__dirname, '/fixtures/perflog.json'),
         },
@@ -473,7 +476,7 @@ describe('Runner', () => {
     const config = new Config({
       passes: [{
         passName: 'firstPass',
-        gatherers: ['viewport-dimensions'],
+        gatherers: ['url', 'viewport-dimensions'],
       }],
 
       audits: [