diff --git a/scripts/test-sandbox-playground.mjs b/scripts/test-sandbox-playground.mjs
index 86c68fbf..1d8a1ea6 100644
--- a/scripts/test-sandbox-playground.mjs
+++ b/scripts/test-sandbox-playground.mjs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ test('proxy forwards only fixed control routes and never forwards cookies', asyn
   let seen
   const r = await sandboxProxy(req('/control/v2/templates', { headers: { Cookie: 'private-cookie' } }), async (url, options) => { seen = { url, options }; return Response.json([{ templateID: 'one' }]) })
   assert.equal(seen.url, 'https://sandbox.sandbase.ai/v2/templates'); assert.equal(seen.options.headers.get('X-API-Key'), key)
-  assert.equal(seen.options.headers.get('Cookie'), null); assert.equal(seen.options.redirect, 'error'); assert.equal(r.headers.get('Cache-Control'), 'no-store')
+  assert.equal(seen.options.headers.get('Cookie'), null); assert.equal(seen.options.redirect, 'manual'); assert.equal(r.headers.get('Cache-Control'), 'no-store')
   assert.equal((await r.json())[0].templateID, 'one')
 })
 test('rejects cross-site calls, missing auth, unexpected routes and query injection before network', async () => {
@@ -165,3 +165,23 @@ test('template picker uses only v2, follows pagination, and selects only ready b
   const denied = await sandboxProxy(req('/control/templates'), () => { throw new Error('legacy upstream must not be called') })
   assert.equal(denied.status, 404)
 })
+
+
+test('redirects are rejected on control, access checks and data requests without forwarding Location', async () => {
+  for (const path of ['/control/v2/templates', '/data/sbx-owned/files?path=/tmp/x']) {
+    for (const status of [301, 302, 303, 307, 308]) {
+      const stages = path.startsWith('/data/') ? [1, 2] : [1]
+      for (const redirectAt of stages) {
+        let calls = 0
+        const r = await sandboxProxy(req(path, { headers: { 'X-Access-Token': 'synthetic-token' } }), async (_url, options) => {
+          assert.equal(options.redirect, 'manual')
+          if (++calls < redirectAt) return Response.json({ state: 'running' })
+          return new Response('private upstream body', { status, headers: { Location: 'https://untrusted.example/', 'Set-Cookie': 'private' } })
+        })
+        assert.equal(r.status, 502); assert.equal(calls, redirectAt)
+        assert.equal(r.headers.get('Location'), null); assert.equal(r.headers.get('Set-Cookie'), null)
+        assert.deepEqual(await r.json(), { error: { code: 'upstream_redirect_rejected' } })
+      }
+    }
+  }
+})
diff --git a/worker/sandbox-proxy.js b/worker/sandbox-proxy.js
index 6cba673e..acaebf1e 100644
--- a/worker/sandbox-proxy.js
+++ b/worker/sandbox-proxy.js
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ export async function sandboxProxy(request, fetcher = fetch) {
       const [, id, action] = match, token = request.headers.get('X-Access-Token')
       if (!token || token.length > 8192) return error(401, 'connect_required')
       // Recheck the supplied customer's ownership before forwarding to any data host.
-      const check = await fetcher(`${UPSTREAM}/sandboxes/${id}`, { headers: { 'X-API-Key': key }, redirect: 'error', signal: AbortSignal.timeout(15000) })
+      const check = await fetcher(`${UPSTREAM}/sandboxes/${id}`, { headers: { 'X-API-Key': key }, redirect: 'manual', signal: AbortSignal.timeout(15000) })
+      if (check.status >= 300 && check.status < 400) { await check.body?.cancel(); return error(502, 'upstream_redirect_rejected') }
       if (!check.ok) { await check.body?.cancel(); return error(check.status, 'sandbox_access_denied') }
       const info = await check.json()
       if (info.state !== 'running') return error(409, 'sandbox_not_running')
@@ -78,7 +79,8 @@ export async function sandboxProxy(request, fetcher = fetch) {
         }
       }
     }
-    const upstream = await fetcher(target, { method, headers, body, redirect: 'error', signal: AbortSignal.timeout(35000) })
+    const upstream = await fetcher(target, { method, headers, body, redirect: 'manual', signal: AbortSignal.timeout(35000) })
+    if (upstream.status >= 300 && upstream.status < 400) { await upstream.body?.cancel(); return error(502, 'upstream_redirect_rejected') }
     if (!upstream.ok) { await upstream.body?.cancel(); return error(upstream.status, `upstream_http_${upstream.status}`) }
     const outHeaders = new Headers(responseHeaders)
     outHeaders.set('Content-Type', upstream.headers.get('Content-Type') || 'application/octet-stream')