diff --git a/src/lib/ae_api/api_get_object.ts b/src/lib/ae_api/api_get_object.ts
index ea5462c5..0dc78e71 100644
--- a/src/lib/ae_api/api_get_object.ts
+++ b/src/lib/ae_api/api_get_object.ts
@@ -173,7 +173,13 @@ export const get_object = async function get_object({
     const fetchOptions: RequestInit = {
         method: 'GET',
         headers: headers_cleaned,
-        signal: controller.signal
+        signal: controller.signal,
+        // Be explicit about CORS behavior and redirect handling to avoid
+        // environment-dependent defaults that can cause opaque failures.
+        mode: 'cors',
+        credentials: 'omit',
+        redirect: 'follow',
+        cache: 'no-store'
     };
 
     if (log_lvl > 1) {
@@ -259,6 +265,14 @@ export const get_object = async function get_object({
                 console.log(
                     `Response: status=${response.status} statusText=${response.statusText} url=${response.url} attempt=${attempt}`
                 );
+                try {
+                    console.log(
+                        'Response headers:',
+                        Object.fromEntries(response.headers.entries())
+                    );
+                } catch (e) {
+                    /* ignore header read errors */
+                }
             }
             if (log_lvl > 1) {
                 console.log('Response:', response);