Thank you very much for your answer.
I also hate to be that guy but please note that reading the original question completely also falls under the “Basic” section of answering in any forum and should be the bare minimum before you attempt to “answer” a question.
Try again and you might just see the sentence in which I stated that “I do check for redirectors and fix them”.
Also, after about 4 years of working with UE, I have come to realize that "this is whacky, so it is probably a bug they haven’t fixed in all those years"instead of “this makes no sense so it’s probably by design” is also a good rule of thumb.