diff --git a/cli/http_util.rs b/cli/http_util.rs
index 225c49996b..9476d6a5f9 100644
--- a/cli/http_util.rs
+++ b/cli/http_util.rs
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ impl HttpClient {
       .map(Some)
   }
 
-  async fn get_redirected_response<U: reqwest::IntoUrl>(
+  pub async fn get_redirected_response<U: reqwest::IntoUrl>(
     &self,
     url: U,
   ) -> Result<Response, AnyError> {
diff --git a/cli/tools/installer.rs b/cli/tools/installer.rs
index 77ef813a16..ac83fd7115 100644
--- a/cli/tools/installer.rs
+++ b/cli/tools/installer.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ use crate::args::ConfigFlag;
 use crate::args::Flags;
 use crate::args::InstallFlags;
 use crate::args::TypeCheckMode;
+use crate::http_util::HttpClient;
 use crate::npm::NpmPackageReference;
 use crate::proc_state::ProcState;
 use crate::util::fs::canonicalize_path_maybe_not_exists;
@@ -125,8 +126,19 @@ fn get_installer_root() -> Result<PathBuf, io::Error> {
   Ok(home_path)
 }
 
-pub fn infer_name_from_url(url: &Url) -> Option<String> {
-  if let Ok(npm_ref) = NpmPackageReference::from_specifier(url) {
+pub async fn infer_name_from_url(url: &Url) -> Option<String> {
+  // If there's an absolute url with no path, eg. https://my-cli.com
+  // perform a request, and see if it redirects another file instead.
+  let mut url = url.clone();
+
+  if url.path() == "/" {
+    let client = HttpClient::new(None, None).unwrap();
+    if let Ok(res) = client.get_redirected_response(url.clone()).await {
+      url = res.url().clone();
+    }
+  }
+
+  if let Ok(npm_ref) = NpmPackageReference::from_specifier(&url) {
     if let Some(sub_path) = npm_ref.sub_path {
       if !sub_path.contains('/') {
         return Some(sub_path);
@@ -226,14 +238,14 @@ pub async fn install_command(
     .await?;
 
   // create the install shim
-  create_install_shim(flags, install_flags)
+  create_install_shim(flags, install_flags).await
 }
 
-fn create_install_shim(
+async fn create_install_shim(
   flags: Flags,
   install_flags: InstallFlags,
 ) -> Result<(), AnyError> {
-  let shim_data = resolve_shim_data(&flags, &install_flags)?;
+  let shim_data = resolve_shim_data(&flags, &install_flags).await?;
 
   // ensure directory exists
   if let Ok(metadata) = fs::metadata(&shim_data.installation_dir) {
@@ -283,7 +295,7 @@ struct ShimData {
   extra_files: Vec<(PathBuf, String)>,
 }
 
-fn resolve_shim_data(
+async fn resolve_shim_data(
   flags: &Flags,
   install_flags: &InstallFlags,
 ) -> Result<ShimData, AnyError> {
@@ -297,10 +309,11 @@ fn resolve_shim_data(
   // Check if module_url is remote
   let module_url = resolve_url_or_path(&install_flags.module_url)?;
 
-  let name = install_flags
-    .name
-    .clone()
-    .or_else(|| infer_name_from_url(&module_url));
+  let name = if install_flags.name.is_some() {
+    install_flags.name.clone()
+  } else {
+    infer_name_from_url(&module_url).await
+  };
 
   let name = match name {
     Some(name) => name,
@@ -479,115 +492,131 @@ mod tests {
   use test_util::testdata_path;
   use test_util::TempDir;
 
-  #[test]
-  fn install_infer_name_from_url() {
+  #[tokio::test]
+  async fn install_infer_name_from_url() {
     assert_eq!(
       infer_name_from_url(
         &Url::parse("https://example.com/abc/server.ts").unwrap()
-      ),
+      )
+      .await,
       Some("server".to_string())
     );
     assert_eq!(
       infer_name_from_url(
         &Url::parse("https://example.com/abc/main.ts").unwrap()
-      ),
+      )
+      .await,
       Some("abc".to_string())
     );
     assert_eq!(
       infer_name_from_url(
         &Url::parse("https://example.com/abc/mod.ts").unwrap()
-      ),
+      )
+      .await,
       Some("abc".to_string())
     );
     assert_eq!(
       infer_name_from_url(
         &Url::parse("https://example.com/abc/index.ts").unwrap()
-      ),
+      )
+      .await,
       Some("abc".to_string())
     );
     assert_eq!(
       infer_name_from_url(
         &Url::parse("https://example.com/abc/cli.ts").unwrap()
-      ),
+      )
+      .await,
       Some("abc".to_string())
     );
     assert_eq!(
-      infer_name_from_url(&Url::parse("https://example.com/main.ts").unwrap()),
+      infer_name_from_url(&Url::parse("https://example.com/main.ts").unwrap())
+        .await,
       Some("main".to_string())
     );
     assert_eq!(
-      infer_name_from_url(&Url::parse("https://example.com").unwrap()),
+      infer_name_from_url(&Url::parse("https://example.com").unwrap()).await,
       None
     );
     assert_eq!(
-      infer_name_from_url(&Url::parse("file:///abc/server.ts").unwrap()),
+      infer_name_from_url(&Url::parse("file:///abc/server.ts").unwrap()).await,
       Some("server".to_string())
     );
     assert_eq!(
-      infer_name_from_url(&Url::parse("file:///abc/main.ts").unwrap()),
+      infer_name_from_url(&Url::parse("file:///abc/main.ts").unwrap()).await,
       Some("abc".to_string())
     );
     assert_eq!(
-      infer_name_from_url(&Url::parse("file:///main.ts").unwrap()),
+      infer_name_from_url(&Url::parse("file:///main.ts").unwrap()).await,
       Some("main".to_string())
     );
-    assert_eq!(infer_name_from_url(&Url::parse("file:///").unwrap()), None);
+    assert_eq!(
+      infer_name_from_url(&Url::parse("file:///").unwrap()).await,
+      None
+    );
     assert_eq!(
       infer_name_from_url(
         &Url::parse("https://example.com/abc@0.1.0").unwrap()
-      ),
+      )
+      .await,
       Some("abc".to_string())
     );
     assert_eq!(
       infer_name_from_url(
         &Url::parse("https://example.com/abc@0.1.0/main.ts").unwrap()
-      ),
+      )
+      .await,
       Some("abc".to_string())
     );
     assert_eq!(
       infer_name_from_url(
         &Url::parse("https://example.com/abc@def@ghi").unwrap()
-      ),
+      )
+      .await,
       Some("abc".to_string())
     );
     assert_eq!(
-      infer_name_from_url(&Url::parse("https://example.com/@abc.ts").unwrap()),
+      infer_name_from_url(&Url::parse("https://example.com/@abc.ts").unwrap())
+        .await,
       Some("@abc".to_string())
     );
     assert_eq!(
       infer_name_from_url(
         &Url::parse("https://example.com/@abc/mod.ts").unwrap()
-      ),
+      )
+      .await,
       Some("@abc".to_string())
     );
     assert_eq!(
-      infer_name_from_url(&Url::parse("file:///@abc.ts").unwrap()),
+      infer_name_from_url(&Url::parse("file:///@abc.ts").unwrap()).await,
       Some("@abc".to_string())
     );
     assert_eq!(
-      infer_name_from_url(&Url::parse("file:///@abc/cli.ts").unwrap()),
+      infer_name_from_url(&Url::parse("file:///@abc/cli.ts").unwrap()).await,
       Some("@abc".to_string())
     );
     assert_eq!(
-      infer_name_from_url(&Url::parse("npm:cowsay@1.2/cowthink").unwrap()),
+      infer_name_from_url(&Url::parse("npm:cowsay@1.2/cowthink").unwrap())
+        .await,
       Some("cowthink".to_string())
     );
     assert_eq!(
-      infer_name_from_url(&Url::parse("npm:cowsay@1.2/cowthink/test").unwrap()),
+      infer_name_from_url(&Url::parse("npm:cowsay@1.2/cowthink/test").unwrap())
+        .await,
       Some("cowsay".to_string())
     );
     assert_eq!(
-      infer_name_from_url(&Url::parse("npm:cowsay@1.2").unwrap()),
+      infer_name_from_url(&Url::parse("npm:cowsay@1.2").unwrap()).await,
       Some("cowsay".to_string())
     );
     assert_eq!(
-      infer_name_from_url(&Url::parse("npm:@types/node@1.2").unwrap()),
+      infer_name_from_url(&Url::parse("npm:@types/node@1.2").unwrap()).await,
       None
     );
   }
 
-  #[test]
-  fn install_unstable() {
+  #[tokio::test]
+  async fn install_unstable() {
     let temp_dir = TempDir::new();
     let bin_dir = temp_dir.path().join("bin");
     std::fs::create_dir(&bin_dir).unwrap();
@@ -605,6 +634,7 @@ mod tests {
         force: false,
       },
     )
+    .await
     .unwrap();
 
     let mut file_path = bin_dir.join("echo_test");
@@ -626,8 +656,8 @@ mod tests {
     }
   }
 
-  #[test]
-  fn install_inferred_name() {
+  #[tokio::test]
+  async fn install_inferred_name() {
     let shim_data = resolve_shim_data(
       &Flags::default(),
       &InstallFlags {
@@ -638,6 +668,7 @@ mod tests {
         force: false,
       },
     )
+    .await
     .unwrap();
 
     assert_eq!(shim_data.name, "echo_server");
@@ -647,8 +678,8 @@ mod tests {
     );
   }
 
-  #[test]
-  fn install_inferred_name_from_parent() {
+  #[tokio::test]
+  async fn install_inferred_name_from_parent() {
     let shim_data = resolve_shim_data(
       &Flags::default(),
       &InstallFlags {
@@ -659,6 +690,7 @@ mod tests {
         force: false,
       },
     )
+    .await
     .unwrap();
 
     assert_eq!(shim_data.name, "subdir");
@@ -668,8 +700,36 @@ mod tests {
     );
   }
 
-  #[test]
-  fn install_custom_dir_option() {
+  #[tokio::test]
+  async fn install_inferred_name_after_redirect_for_no_path_url() {
+    let _http_server_guard = test_util::http_server();
+    let shim_data = resolve_shim_data(
+      &Flags::default(),
+      &InstallFlags {
+        module_url: "http://localhost:4550/?redirect_to=/subdir/redirects/a.ts"
+          .to_string(),
+        args: vec![],
+        name: None,
+        root: Some(env::temp_dir()),
+        force: false,
+      },
+    )
+    .await
+    .unwrap();
+
+    assert_eq!(shim_data.name, "a");
+    assert_eq!(
+      shim_data.args,
+      vec![
+        "run",
+        "--no-config",
+        "http://localhost:4550/?redirect_to=/subdir/redirects/a.ts",
+      ]
+    );
+  }
+
+  #[tokio::test]
+  async fn install_custom_dir_option() {
     let shim_data = resolve_shim_data(
       &Flags::default(),
       &InstallFlags {
@@ -680,6 +740,7 @@ mod tests {
         force: false,
       },
     )
+    .await
     .unwrap();
 
     assert_eq!(shim_data.name, "echo_test");
@@ -689,8 +750,8 @@ mod tests {
     );
   }
 
-  #[test]
-  fn install_with_flags() {
+  #[tokio::test]
+  async fn install_with_flags() {
     let shim_data = resolve_shim_data(
       &Flags {
         allow_net: Some(vec![]),
@@ -707,6 +768,7 @@ mod tests {
         force: false,
       },
     )
+    .await
     .unwrap();
 
     assert_eq!(shim_data.name, "echo_test");
@@ -724,8 +786,8 @@ mod tests {
     );
   }
 
-  #[test]
-  fn install_prompt() {
+  #[tokio::test]
+  async fn install_prompt() {
     let shim_data = resolve_shim_data(
       &Flags {
         no_prompt: true,
@@ -739,6 +801,7 @@ mod tests {
         force: false,
       },
     )
+    .await
     .unwrap();
 
     assert_eq!(
@@ -752,8 +815,8 @@ mod tests {
     );
   }
 
-  #[test]
-  fn install_allow_all() {
+  #[tokio::test]
+  async fn install_allow_all() {
     let shim_data = resolve_shim_data(
       &Flags {
         allow_all: true,
@@ -767,6 +830,7 @@ mod tests {
         force: false,
       },
     )
+    .await
     .unwrap();
 
     assert_eq!(
@@ -780,8 +844,8 @@ mod tests {
     );
   }
 
-  #[test]
-  fn install_npm_lockfile_default() {
+  #[tokio::test]
+  async fn install_npm_lockfile_default() {
     let temp_dir = canonicalize_path(&env::temp_dir()).unwrap();
     let shim_data = resolve_shim_data(
       &Flags {
@@ -796,6 +860,7 @@ mod tests {
         force: false,
       },
     )
+    .await
     .unwrap();
 
     let lock_path = temp_dir.join("bin").join(".cowsay.lock.json");
@@ -813,8 +878,8 @@ mod tests {
     assert_eq!(shim_data.extra_files, vec![(lock_path, "{}".to_string())]);
   }
 
-  #[test]
-  fn install_npm_no_lock() {
+  #[tokio::test]
+  async fn install_npm_no_lock() {
     let shim_data = resolve_shim_data(
       &Flags {
         allow_all: true,
@@ -829,6 +894,7 @@ mod tests {
         force: false,
       },
     )
+    .await
     .unwrap();
 
     assert_eq!(
@@ -844,8 +910,8 @@ mod tests {
     assert_eq!(shim_data.extra_files, vec![]);
   }
 
-  #[test]
-  fn install_local_module() {
+  #[tokio::test]
+  async fn install_local_module() {
     let temp_dir = TempDir::new();
     let bin_dir = temp_dir.path().join("bin");
     std::fs::create_dir(&bin_dir).unwrap();
@@ -863,6 +929,7 @@ mod tests {
         force: false,
       },
     )
+    .await
     .unwrap();
 
     let mut file_path = bin_dir.join("echo_test");
@@ -875,8 +942,8 @@ mod tests {
     assert!(content.contains(&local_module_url.to_string()));
   }
 
-  #[test]
-  fn install_force() {
+  #[tokio::test]
+  async fn install_force() {
     let temp_dir = TempDir::new();
     let bin_dir = temp_dir.path().join("bin");
     std::fs::create_dir(&bin_dir).unwrap();
@@ -891,6 +958,7 @@ mod tests {
         force: false,
       },
     )
+    .await
     .unwrap();
 
     let mut file_path = bin_dir.join("echo_test");
@@ -909,7 +977,8 @@ mod tests {
         root: Some(temp_dir.path().to_path_buf()),
         force: false,
       },
-    );
+    )
+    .await;
     assert!(no_force_result.is_err());
     assert!(no_force_result
       .unwrap_err()
@@ -929,15 +998,16 @@ mod tests {
         root: Some(temp_dir.path().to_path_buf()),
         force: true,
       },
-    );
+    )
+    .await;
     assert!(force_result.is_ok());
     // Assert modified
     let file_content_2 = fs::read_to_string(&file_path).unwrap();
     assert!(file_content_2.contains("cat.ts"));
   }
 
-  #[test]
-  fn install_with_config() {
+  #[tokio::test]
+  async fn install_with_config() {
     let temp_dir = TempDir::new();
     let bin_dir = temp_dir.path().join("bin");
     let config_file_path = temp_dir.path().join("test_tsconfig.json");
@@ -960,7 +1030,8 @@ mod tests {
         root: Some(temp_dir.path().to_path_buf()),
         force: true,
       },
-    );
+    )
+    .await;
     assert!(result.is_ok());
 
     let config_file_name = ".echo_test.deno.json";
@@ -973,8 +1044,8 @@ mod tests {
 
   // TODO: enable on Windows after fixing batch escaping
   #[cfg(not(windows))]
-  #[test]
-  fn install_shell_escaping() {
+  #[tokio::test]
+  async fn install_shell_escaping() {
     let temp_dir = TempDir::new();
     let bin_dir = temp_dir.path().join("bin");
     std::fs::create_dir(&bin_dir).unwrap();
@@ -989,6 +1060,7 @@ mod tests {
         force: false,
       },
     )
+    .await
     .unwrap();
 
     let mut file_path = bin_dir.join("echo_test");
@@ -1007,8 +1079,8 @@ mod tests {
     }
   }
 
-  #[test]
-  fn install_unicode() {
+  #[tokio::test]
+  async fn install_unicode() {
     let temp_dir = TempDir::new();
     let bin_dir = temp_dir.path().join("bin");
     std::fs::create_dir(&bin_dir).unwrap();
@@ -1028,6 +1100,7 @@ mod tests {
         force: false,
       },
     )
+    .await
     .unwrap();
 
     let mut file_path = bin_dir.join("echo_test");
@@ -1047,8 +1120,8 @@ mod tests {
     assert!(status.success());
   }
 
-  #[test]
-  fn install_with_import_map() {
+  #[tokio::test]
+  async fn install_with_import_map() {
     let temp_dir = TempDir::new();
     let bin_dir = temp_dir.path().join("bin");
     let import_map_path = temp_dir.path().join("import_map.json");
@@ -1070,7 +1143,8 @@ mod tests {
         root: Some(temp_dir.path().to_path_buf()),
         force: true,
       },
-    );
+    )
+    .await;
     assert!(result.is_ok());
 
     let mut file_path = bin_dir.join("echo_test");
@@ -1093,8 +1167,8 @@ mod tests {
   }
 
   // Regression test for https://github.com/denoland/deno/issues/10556.
-  #[test]
-  fn install_file_url() {
+  #[tokio::test]
+  async fn install_file_url() {
     let temp_dir = TempDir::new();
     let bin_dir = temp_dir.path().join("bin");
     let module_path = fs::canonicalize(testdata_path().join("cat.ts")).unwrap();
@@ -1111,7 +1185,8 @@ mod tests {
         root: Some(temp_dir.path().to_path_buf()),
         force: true,
       },
-    );
+    )
+    .await;
     assert!(result.is_ok());
 
     let mut file_path = bin_dir.join("echo_test");
diff --git a/cli/tools/standalone.rs b/cli/tools/standalone.rs
index 20e6913414..4573717a37 100644
--- a/cli/tools/standalone.rs
+++ b/cli/tools/standalone.rs
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ pub async fn compile(
   let module_specifier = resolve_url_or_path(&compile_flags.source_file)?;
   let deno_dir = &ps.dir;
 
-  let output_path = resolve_compile_executable_output_path(&compile_flags)?;
+  let output_path =
+    resolve_compile_executable_output_path(&compile_flags).await?;
 
   let graph = Arc::try_unwrap(
     create_graph_and_maybe_check(module_specifier.clone(), &ps).await?,
@@ -279,20 +280,33 @@ async fn write_standalone_binary(
   Ok(())
 }
 
-fn resolve_compile_executable_output_path(
+async fn resolve_compile_executable_output_path(
   compile_flags: &CompileFlags,
 ) -> Result<PathBuf, AnyError> {
   let module_specifier = resolve_url_or_path(&compile_flags.source_file)?;
-  compile_flags.output.as_ref().and_then(|output| {
-    if path_has_trailing_slash(output) {
-      let infer_file_name = infer_name_from_url(&module_specifier).map(PathBuf::from)?;
-      Some(output.join(infer_file_name))
+
+  let mut output = compile_flags.output.clone();
+
+  if let Some(out) = output.as_ref() {
+    if path_has_trailing_slash(out) {
+      if let Some(infer_file_name) = infer_name_from_url(&module_specifier)
+        .await
+        .map(PathBuf::from)
+      {
+        output = Some(out.join(infer_file_name));
+      }
     } else {
-      Some(output.to_path_buf())
+      output = Some(out.to_path_buf());
     }
-  }).or_else(|| {
-    infer_name_from_url(&module_specifier).map(PathBuf::from)
-  }).ok_or_else(|| generic_error(
+  }
+
+  if output.is_none() {
+    output = infer_name_from_url(&module_specifier)
+      .await
+      .map(PathBuf::from)
+  }
+
+  output.ok_or_else(|| generic_error(
     "An executable name was not provided. One could not be inferred from the URL. Aborting.",
   )).map(|output| {
     get_os_specific_filepath(output, &compile_flags.target)
@@ -323,14 +337,15 @@ fn get_os_specific_filepath(
 mod test {
   pub use super::*;
 
-  #[test]
-  fn resolve_compile_executable_output_path_target_linux() {
+  #[tokio::test]
+  async fn resolve_compile_executable_output_path_target_linux() {
     let path = resolve_compile_executable_output_path(&CompileFlags {
       source_file: "mod.ts".to_string(),
       output: Some(PathBuf::from("./file")),
       args: Vec::new(),
       target: Some("x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu".to_string()),
     })
+    .await
     .unwrap();
 
     // no extension, no matter what the operating system is
@@ -339,14 +354,15 @@ mod test {
     assert_eq!(path.file_name().unwrap(), "file");
   }
 
-  #[test]
-  fn resolve_compile_executable_output_path_target_windows() {
+  #[tokio::test]
+  async fn resolve_compile_executable_output_path_target_windows() {
     let path = resolve_compile_executable_output_path(&CompileFlags {
       source_file: "mod.ts".to_string(),
       output: Some(PathBuf::from("./file")),
       args: Vec::new(),
       target: Some("x86_64-pc-windows-msvc".to_string()),
     })
+    .await
     .unwrap();
     assert_eq!(path.file_name().unwrap(), "file.exe");
   }
diff --git a/test_util/src/lib.rs b/test_util/src/lib.rs
index 45008cf1fb..2f85ca1b6b 100644
--- a/test_util/src/lib.rs
+++ b/test_util/src/lib.rs
@@ -594,6 +594,28 @@ async fn absolute_redirect(
 ) -> hyper::Result<Response<Body>> {
   let path = req.uri().path();
 
+  if path == "/" {
+    // We have to manually extract query params here,
+    // as `req.uri()` returns `PathAndQuery` only,
+    // and we cannot use `Url::parse(req.uri()).query_pairs()`,
+    // as it requires url to have a proper base.
+    let query_params: HashMap<_, _> = req
+      .uri()
+      .query()
+      .unwrap_or_default()
+      .split('&')
+      .filter_map(|s| {
+        s.split_once('=').map(|t| (t.0.to_owned(), t.1.to_owned()))
+      })
+      .collect();
+
+    if let Some(url) = query_params.get("redirect_to") {
+      println!("URL: {url:?}");
+      let redirect = redirect_resp(url.to_owned());
+      return Ok(redirect);
+    }
+  }
+
   if path.starts_with("/REDIRECT") {
     let url = &req.uri().path()[9..];
     println!("URL: {url:?}");