diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f512fcd1..f6c388ec 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ usage: sherlock [-h] [--version] [--verbose] [--rank]
                 [--no-color] [--browse]
                 USERNAMES [USERNAMES ...]
 
-Sherlock: Find Usernames Across Social Networks (Version 0.11.1)
+Sherlock: Find Usernames Across Social Networks (Version 0.12.0)
 
 positional arguments:
   USERNAMES             One or more usernames to check with social networks.
diff --git a/sherlock/resources/data.json b/sherlock/resources/data.json
index 07a7037a..c86fa25b 100644
--- a/sherlock/resources/data.json
+++ b/sherlock/resources/data.json
@@ -882,6 +882,7 @@
   },
   "Instagram": {
     "errorType": "status_code",
+    "request_head_only": false,
     "rank": 35,
     "url": "https://www.instagram.com/{}",
     "urlMain": "https://www.instagram.com/",
diff --git a/sherlock/sherlock.py b/sherlock/sherlock.py
index 2cc7f701..3a79eb31 100644
--- a/sherlock/sherlock.py
+++ b/sherlock/sherlock.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ from notify import QueryNotifyPrint
 from sites  import SitesInformation
 
 module_name = "Sherlock: Find Usernames Across Social Networks"
-__version__ = "0.11.1"
+__version__ = "0.12.0"
 
 
 
@@ -237,10 +237,16 @@ def sherlock(username, site_data, query_notify,
                 # from where the user profile normally can be found.
                 url_probe = url_probe.format(username)
 
-            #If only the status_code is needed don't download the body
-            if net_info["errorType"] == 'status_code':
+            if (net_info["errorType"] == 'status_code' and 
+                net_info.get("request_head_only", True) == True):
+                #In most cases when we are detecting by status code,
+                #it is not necessary to get the entire body:  we can
+                #detect fine with just the HEAD response.
                 request_method = session.head
             else:
+                #Either this detect method needs the content associated
+                #with the GET response, or this specific website will
+                #not respond properly unless we request the whole page.
                 request_method = session.get
 
             if net_info["errorType"] == "response_url":