diff --git a/lib/challenge/metarefresh/metarefresh.go b/lib/challenge/metarefresh/metarefresh.go
index 9760d50d..9bc56bfc 100644
--- a/lib/challenge/metarefresh/metarefresh.go
+++ b/lib/challenge/metarefresh/metarefresh.go
@@ -35,9 +35,20 @@ func (i *Impl) Issue(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, lg *slog.Logger, in
 	q.Set("id", in.Challenge.ID)
 	u.RawQuery = q.Encode()
 
+	showMeta := false
+
+	switch in.Challenge.RandomData[0] {
+	case '0', '1', '2', '3', '4', '5', '6', '7':
+		lg.Debug("rendering meta element")
+		showMeta = true
+	default:
+		lg.Debug("adding Refresh header")
+		w.Header().Add("Refresh", fmt.Sprintf("%d; url=%s", in.Rule.Challenge.Difficulty+1, u.String()))
+	}
+
 	loc := localization.GetLocalizer(r)
 
-	result := page(u.String(), in.Rule.Challenge.Difficulty, loc)
+	result := page(u.String(), in.Rule.Challenge.Difficulty, showMeta, loc)
 
 	return result, nil
 }
diff --git a/lib/challenge/metarefresh/metarefresh.templ b/lib/challenge/metarefresh/metarefresh.templ
index dccf7653..c074f596 100644
--- a/lib/challenge/metarefresh/metarefresh.templ
+++ b/lib/challenge/metarefresh/metarefresh.templ
@@ -7,12 +7,14 @@ import (
 	"github.com/TecharoHQ/anubis/lib/localization"
 )
 
-templ page(redir string, difficulty int, loc *localization.SimpleLocalizer) {
+templ page(redir string, difficulty int, showMeta bool, loc *localization.SimpleLocalizer) {
 	<div class="centered-div">
 		<img id="image" style="width:100%;max-width:256px;" src={ anubis.BasePrefix + "/.within.website/x/cmd/anubis/static/img/pensive.webp?cacheBuster=" + anubis.Version }/>
 		<img style="display:none;" style="width:100%;max-width:256px;" src={ anubis.BasePrefix + "/.within.website/x/cmd/anubis/static/img/happy.webp?cacheBuster=" + anubis.Version }/>
 		<p id="status">{ loc.T("loading") }</p>
 		<p>{ loc.T("connection_security") }</p>
-		<meta http-equiv="refresh" content={ fmt.Sprintf("%d; url=%s", difficulty+1, redir) }/>
+		if showMeta {
+			<meta http-equiv="refresh" content={ fmt.Sprintf("%d; url=%s", difficulty+1, redir) }/>
+		}
 	</div>
 }
diff --git a/lib/challenge/metarefresh/metarefresh_templ.go b/lib/challenge/metarefresh/metarefresh_templ.go
index 048260bd..f54c45af 100644
--- a/lib/challenge/metarefresh/metarefresh_templ.go
+++ b/lib/challenge/metarefresh/metarefresh_templ.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/TecharoHQ/anubis/lib/localization"
 )
 
-func page(redir string, difficulty int, loc *localization.SimpleLocalizer) templ.Component {
+func page(redir string, difficulty int, showMeta bool, loc *localization.SimpleLocalizer) templ.Component {
 	return templruntime.GeneratedTemplate(func(templ_7745c5c3_Input templruntime.GeneratedComponentInput) (templ_7745c5c3_Err error) {
 		templ_7745c5c3_W, ctx := templ_7745c5c3_Input.Writer, templ_7745c5c3_Input.Context
 		if templ_7745c5c3_CtxErr := ctx.Err(); templ_7745c5c3_CtxErr != nil {
@@ -88,20 +88,30 @@ func page(redir string, difficulty int, loc *localization.SimpleLocalizer) templ
 		if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
 			return templ_7745c5c3_Err
 		}
-		templ_7745c5c3_Err = templruntime.WriteString(templ_7745c5c3_Buffer, 5, "</p><meta http-equiv=\"refresh\" content=\"")
+		templ_7745c5c3_Err = templruntime.WriteString(templ_7745c5c3_Buffer, 5, "</p>")
 		if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
 			return templ_7745c5c3_Err
 		}
-		var templ_7745c5c3_Var6 string
-		templ_7745c5c3_Var6, templ_7745c5c3_Err = templ.JoinStringErrs(fmt.Sprintf("%d; url=%s", difficulty+1, redir))
-		if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
-			return templ.Error{Err: templ_7745c5c3_Err, FileName: `metarefresh.templ`, Line: 16, Col: 85}
+		if showMeta {
+			templ_7745c5c3_Err = templruntime.WriteString(templ_7745c5c3_Buffer, 6, "<meta http-equiv=\"refresh\" content=\"")
+			if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
+				return templ_7745c5c3_Err
+			}
+			var templ_7745c5c3_Var6 string
+			templ_7745c5c3_Var6, templ_7745c5c3_Err = templ.JoinStringErrs(fmt.Sprintf("%d; url=%s", difficulty+1, redir))
+			if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
+				return templ.Error{Err: templ_7745c5c3_Err, FileName: `metarefresh.templ`, Line: 17, Col: 86}
+			}
+			_, templ_7745c5c3_Err = templ_7745c5c3_Buffer.WriteString(templ.EscapeString(templ_7745c5c3_Var6))
+			if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
+				return templ_7745c5c3_Err
+			}
+			templ_7745c5c3_Err = templruntime.WriteString(templ_7745c5c3_Buffer, 7, "\">")
+			if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
+				return templ_7745c5c3_Err
+			}
 		}
-		_, templ_7745c5c3_Err = templ_7745c5c3_Buffer.WriteString(templ.EscapeString(templ_7745c5c3_Var6))
-		if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
-			return templ_7745c5c3_Err
-		}
-		templ_7745c5c3_Err = templruntime.WriteString(templ_7745c5c3_Buffer, 6, "\"></div>")
+		templ_7745c5c3_Err = templruntime.WriteString(templ_7745c5c3_Buffer, 8, "</div>")
 		if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
 			return templ_7745c5c3_Err
 		}