diff --git a/CLAUDE.md b/CLAUDE.md
index aceb572c..9089c249 100644
--- a/CLAUDE.md
+++ b/CLAUDE.md
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ Defined in `src/content/config.ts` using Astro's content layer with loaders:
 **Redirect Flow:**
 1. User hits short URL (e.g., `/go`)
 2. Middleware finds redirect config
-3. Redirects to `/redirect?source=/go&dest=/contact&type=temporary&...` (307)
+3. Redirects to `/redirect?source=/go&...` (307). The interstitial resolves the destination for `source` itself (`resolveRedirect()` in `src/data/promoRedirects.ts`) and never reads a destination from the query string, so it can't be used as an open redirect; unknown sources go to `/`.
 4. Interstitial page (`src/pages/redirect.astro`) tracks event via GA4/Datadog
 5. Client-side JS (`src/scripts/redirect-analytics.ts`) fires analytics then redirects
 
diff --git a/src/data/promoRedirects.ts b/src/data/promoRedirects.ts
index a4c145dd..70b474d4 100644
--- a/src/data/promoRedirects.ts
+++ b/src/data/promoRedirects.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
  */
 
 import { getCollection } from 'astro:content';
-import type { Redirect } from './redirects';
+import { getRedirect, type Redirect } from './redirects';
 import { getTodayPacific, getPacificDateComponents, createPacificEndOfDay } from '../utils/date-helpers';
 
 /**
@@ -167,3 +167,22 @@ export async function getPromoRedirect(path: string): Promise<Redirect | null> {
 	
 	return null;
 }
+
+/**
+ * Resolve a short path to its configured redirect: promo redirects (campaigns/coupons)
+ * first, then static redirects. Used by both the middleware and the /redirect
+ * interstitial so the two always agree on where a short link goes.
+ */
+export async function resolveRedirect(path: string): Promise<Redirect | null> {
+	try {
+		const promo = await getPromoRedirect(path);
+		if (promo) return promo;
+	} catch (error) {
+		// If promo redirects fail (e.g., content collections not available), fall through
+		if (import.meta.env.DEV) {
+			console.warn('[Redirect] Could not check promo redirects:', error);
+		}
+	}
+
+	return getRedirect(path);
+}
diff --git a/src/middleware.ts b/src/middleware.ts
index 54bb2fb8..f404b5c6 100644
--- a/src/middleware.ts
+++ b/src/middleware.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import { defineMiddleware } from 'astro:middleware';
-import { getRedirect } from './data/redirects.js';
-import { getPromoRedirect } from './data/promoRedirects.js';
+import { resolveRedirect } from './data/promoRedirects.js';
 
 /**
  * Middleware to handle link shortener redirects
@@ -35,57 +34,19 @@ export const onRequest = defineMiddleware(async (context, next) => {
 		console.log('[Redirect Middleware] Checking path:', pathname);
 	}
 	
-	// Check promo redirects first (from campaigns/coupons)
-	let redirect = null;
-	try {
-		redirect = await getPromoRedirect(pathname);
-		if (redirect && import.meta.env.DEV) {
-			console.log('[Redirect Middleware] Found promo redirect:', pathname, '->', redirect.destination);
-		}
-	} catch (error) {
-		// If promo redirects fail (e.g., content collections not available), fall through
-		if (import.meta.env.DEV) {
-			console.warn('[Redirect Middleware] Could not check promo redirects:', error);
-		}
-	}
-	
-	// Fall back to static redirects if no promo redirect found
-	if (!redirect) {
-		redirect = getRedirect(pathname);
-	}
+	// Check promo redirects (from campaigns/coupons), then static redirects
+	const redirect = await resolveRedirect(pathname);
 	
 	if (redirect) {
 		if (import.meta.env.DEV) {
 			console.log('[Redirect Middleware] Found redirect:', pathname, '->', redirect.destination);
 		}
 		
-		// Build destination URL
-		let destination = redirect.destination;
-		
-		// If destination is relative, preserve query params from original request
-		if (!destination.startsWith('http://') && !destination.startsWith('https://')) {
-			const searchParams = context.url.searchParams.toString();
-			if (searchParams) {
-				// Check if destination already has query params
-				const separator = destination.includes('?') ? '&' : '?';
-				destination = destination + separator + searchParams;
-			}
-		}
-		
-		// Get referrer from request headers
-		const referrer = context.request.headers.get('referer') || '';
-		
-		// Build redirect interstitial URL with analytics parameters
+		// Build redirect interstitial URL. Only the source path is passed; the
+		// interstitial resolves destination/type/category from the redirect config itself.
 		// Use trailing slash to match Astro's default behavior
 		const redirectUrl = new URL('/redirect/', context.url.origin);
 		redirectUrl.searchParams.set('source', pathname);
-		redirectUrl.searchParams.set('dest', destination);
-		redirectUrl.searchParams.set('type', redirect.permanent ? 'permanent' : 'temporary');
-		
-		// Add redirect category if available
-		if (redirect.category) {
-			redirectUrl.searchParams.set('category', redirect.category);
-		}
 		
 		// Add hardcoded UTM parameters from redirect config (if any)
 		// These will be merged with any user-provided UTM params
diff --git a/src/pages/redirect.astro b/src/pages/redirect.astro
index e335da03..d5f13fa5 100644
--- a/src/pages/redirect.astro
+++ b/src/pages/redirect.astro
@@ -5,12 +5,17 @@
 // Must be server-rendered to access request headers
 export const prerender = false;
 
-// Get redirect parameters from URL
+import { resolveRedirect } from '~/data/promoRedirects';
+
+// Only `source` is read from the query string. The destination, type, and category
+// come from the redirect config (promo + static) so this page can't be used as an
+// open redirect (or to run a `javascript:` URL) via a crafted destination.
 const url = Astro.url;
 const sourcePath = url.searchParams.get('source') || '';
-const destinationUrl = url.searchParams.get('dest') || '';
-const redirectType = (url.searchParams.get('type') === 'permanent' ? 'permanent' : 'temporary') as 'temporary' | 'permanent';
-const redirectCategory = url.searchParams.get('category') || undefined;
+const redirect = await resolveRedirect(sourcePath);
+const destinationUrl = redirect?.destination || '';
+const redirectType = (redirect?.permanent ? 'permanent' : 'temporary') as 'temporary' | 'permanent';
+const redirectCategory = redirect?.category;
 
 // Get referrer - handle both server-side (headers) and client-side (document.referrer)
 let referrer = '';
@@ -21,8 +26,8 @@ try {
 	referrer = '';
 }
 
-// Validate required parameters
-const isValid = sourcePath && destinationUrl;
+// Validate required parameters (configured destinations must still be http(s))
+const isValid = Boolean(redirect) && /^(https?:\/\/|\/(?!\/))/i.test(destinationUrl);
 
 // Debug logging in development
 if (import.meta.env.DEV) {
@@ -37,15 +42,8 @@ if (import.meta.env.DEV) {
 	});
 }
 
-// Build full destination URL if relative
-let fullDestination = destinationUrl;
-if (!destinationUrl.startsWith('http://') && !destinationUrl.startsWith('https://')) {
-	const baseUrl = new URL(Astro.url.origin);
-	fullDestination = new URL(destinationUrl, baseUrl).toString();
-}
-
-// Parse destination URL to merge query params
-const destUrl = new URL(fullDestination);
+// Build full destination URL (relative destinations resolve against this site)
+const destUrl = new URL(isValid ? destinationUrl : '/', Astro.url.origin);
 const destParams = new URLSearchParams(destUrl.search);
 
 // Preserve any additional query params from redirect URL (UTM params, etc.)
@@ -59,7 +57,7 @@ url.searchParams.forEach((value, key) => {
 
 // Rebuild destination URL with merged query params
 destUrl.search = destParams.toString();
-fullDestination = destUrl.toString();
+const fullDestination = destUrl.toString();
 
 // Debug logging for final destination in development
 if (import.meta.env.DEV) {