diff --git a/test/api/v3/integration/payments/paypal/GET-payments_paypal_checkout.test.js b/test/api/v3/integration/payments/paypal/GET-payments_paypal_checkout.test.js
index a0da70c4e4..253bd611ec 100644
--- a/test/api/v3/integration/payments/paypal/GET-payments_paypal_checkout.test.js
+++ b/test/api/v3/integration/payments/paypal/GET-payments_paypal_checkout.test.js
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ describe('payments : paypal #checkout', () => {
         balance: 2,
       });
 
-      await user.get(endpoint);
+      await user.get(`${endpoint}?noRedirect=true`);
 
       expect(checkoutStub).to.be.calledOnce;
       expect(checkoutStub.args[0][0].gift).to.eql(undefined);
diff --git a/test/api/v3/integration/payments/paypal/GET-payments_paypal_checkout_success.test.js b/test/api/v3/integration/payments/paypal/GET-payments_paypal_checkout_success.test.js
index d42d66c9f8..14b83e55b1 100644
--- a/test/api/v3/integration/payments/paypal/GET-payments_paypal_checkout_success.test.js
+++ b/test/api/v3/integration/payments/paypal/GET-payments_paypal_checkout_success.test.js
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ describe('payments : paypal #checkoutSuccess', () => {
         balance: 2,
       });
 
-      await user.get(`${endpoint}?PayerID=${customerId}&paymentId=${paymentId}`);
+      await user.get(`${endpoint}?PayerID=${customerId}&paymentId=${paymentId}&noRedirect=true`);
 
       expect(checkoutSuccessStub).to.be.calledOnce;
 
diff --git a/test/api/v3/integration/payments/paypal/GET-payments_paypal_subscribe.test.js b/test/api/v3/integration/payments/paypal/GET-payments_paypal_subscribe.test.js
index 48b4f4bcb0..20bf11b0f5 100644
--- a/test/api/v3/integration/payments/paypal/GET-payments_paypal_subscribe.test.js
+++ b/test/api/v3/integration/payments/paypal/GET-payments_paypal_subscribe.test.js
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ describe('payments : paypal #subscribe', () => {
         balance: 2,
       });
 
-      await user.get(`${endpoint}?sub=${subKey}`);
+      await user.get(`${endpoint}?sub=${subKey}&noRedirect=true`);
 
       expect(subscribeStub).to.be.calledOnce;
 
diff --git a/test/api/v3/integration/payments/paypal/GET-payments_paypal_subscribe_cancel.test.js b/test/api/v3/integration/payments/paypal/GET-payments_paypal_subscribe_cancel.test.js
index d641d8d385..ef65e0a347 100644
--- a/test/api/v3/integration/payments/paypal/GET-payments_paypal_subscribe_cancel.test.js
+++ b/test/api/v3/integration/payments/paypal/GET-payments_paypal_subscribe_cancel.test.js
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ describe('payments : paypal #subscribeCancel', () => {
         balance: 2,
       });
 
-      await user.get(endpoint);
+      await user.get(`${endpoint}?noRedirect=true`);
 
       expect(subscribeCancelStub).to.be.calledOnce;
 
diff --git a/test/api/v3/integration/payments/paypal/GET-payments_paypal_subscribe_success.test.js b/test/api/v3/integration/payments/paypal/GET-payments_paypal_subscribe_success.test.js
index bf0b564158..e730183127 100644
--- a/test/api/v3/integration/payments/paypal/GET-payments_paypal_subscribe_success.test.js
+++ b/test/api/v3/integration/payments/paypal/GET-payments_paypal_subscribe_success.test.js
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ describe('payments : paypal #subscribeSuccess', () => {
         balance: 2,
       });
 
-      await user.get(`${endpoint}?token=${token}`);
+      await user.get(`${endpoint}?token=${token}&noRedirect=true`);
 
       expect(subscribeSuccessStub).to.be.calledOnce;
 
diff --git a/website/server/controllers/top-level/payments/paypal.js b/website/server/controllers/top-level/payments/paypal.js
index 6c3c110217..149f90d3b3 100644
--- a/website/server/controllers/top-level/payments/paypal.js
+++ b/website/server/controllers/top-level/payments/paypal.js
@@ -29,7 +29,11 @@ api.checkout = {
 
     let link = await paypalPayments.checkout({gift});
 
-    res.redirect(link);
+    if (req.query.noRedirect) {
+      res.respond(200);
+    } else {
+      res.redirect(link);
+    }
   },
 };
 
@@ -55,7 +59,11 @@ api.checkoutSuccess = {
 
     await paypalPayments.checkoutSuccess({user, gift, paymentId, customerId});
 
-    res.redirect('/');
+    if (req.query.noRedirect) {
+      res.respond(200);
+    } else {
+      res.redirect('/');
+    }
   },
 };
 
@@ -80,7 +88,11 @@ api.subscribe = {
     req.session.paypalBlock = req.query.sub;
     req.session.groupId = req.query.groupId;
 
-    res.redirect(link);
+    if (req.query.noRedirect) {
+      res.respond(200);
+    } else {
+      res.redirect(link);
+    }
   },
 };
 
@@ -108,7 +120,11 @@ api.subscribeSuccess = {
 
     await paypalPayments.subscribeSuccess({user, block, groupId, token, headers: req.headers});
 
-    res.redirect('/');
+    if (req.query.noRedirect) {
+      res.respond(200);
+    } else {
+      res.redirect('/');
+    }
   },
 };
 
@@ -128,7 +144,11 @@ api.subscribeCancel = {
 
     await paypalPayments.subscribeCancel({user, groupId});
 
-    res.redirect('/');
+    if (req.query.noRedirect) {
+      res.respond(200);
+    } else {
+      res.redirect('/');
+    }
   },
 };