diff --git a/docker/justworks/business/server.py b/docker/justworks/business/server.py
index a6a6829b..6bbbbe12 100644
--- a/docker/justworks/business/server.py
+++ b/docker/justworks/business/server.py
@@ -155,6 +155,23 @@ def assert_public_https(url):
     return url
 
 
+class NoLnurlRedirect(HTTPRedirectHandler):
+    def redirect_request(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        # A validated public endpoint cannot delegate access to another host or
+        # protocol, especially a private service reachable from this node.
+        raise ValueError("Lightning provider redirects are not permitted")
+
+
+def fetch_lnurl_json(url):
+    endpoint = assert_public_https(url)
+    request = Request(endpoint, headers={"User-Agent": "JustWorks-Business/0.1"})
+    with build_opener(NoLnurlRedirect).open(request, timeout=10) as response:
+        raw = response.read(65537)
+    if len(raw) > 65536:
+        raise ValueError("Lightning provider response too large")
+    return json.loads(raw)
+
+
 def lightning_invoice(lightning_address, amount_msat, comment=""):
     if "@" not in lightning_address:
         raise ValueError("Merchant Lightning address is invalid")
@@ -162,7 +179,7 @@ def lightning_invoice(lightning_address, amount_msat, comment=""):
     if not name or not host or any(char in host for char in "/?#"):
         raise ValueError("Merchant Lightning address is invalid")
     endpoint = assert_public_https(f"https://{host}/.well-known/lnurlp/{name}")
-    pay = fetch_json(endpoint)
+    pay = fetch_lnurl_json(endpoint)
     if pay.get("tag") != "payRequest" or not pay.get("callback"):
         raise ValueError("Lightning address does not support payments")
     minimum, maximum = int(pay.get("minSendable", 0)), int(pay.get("maxSendable", 0))
@@ -186,7 +203,7 @@ def lightning_invoice(lightning_address, amount_msat, comment=""):
         params["comment"] = safe_comment[:int(pay["commentAllowed"])]
     separator = "&" if "?" in callback else "?"
     try:
-        invoice = fetch_json(f"{callback}{separator}{urlencode(params)}")
+        invoice = fetch_lnurl_json(f"{callback}{separator}{urlencode(params)}")
     except HTTPError:
         if not proof:
             raise
@@ -195,7 +212,7 @@ def lightning_invoice(lightning_address, amount_msat, comment=""):
         # the result non-verifiable instead of blocking the customer.
         proof = None
         fallback = {key: value for key, value in params.items() if key not in {"nostr", "lnurl"}}
-        invoice = fetch_json(f"{callback}{separator}{urlencode(fallback)}")
+        invoice = fetch_lnurl_json(f"{callback}{separator}{urlencode(fallback)}")
     if invoice.get("status") == "ERROR" or not invoice.get("pr"):
         raise ValueError(invoice.get("reason", "Lightning invoice unavailable"))
     return {"bolt11": invoice["pr"], "zap_pubkey": proof["pubkey"] if proof else None,
diff --git a/docker/justworks/business/test_lnurl_transport.py b/docker/justworks/business/test_lnurl_transport.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cfde72f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/justworks/business/test_lnurl_transport.py
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+"""No-network checks of the LNURL transport trust boundary."""
+import io
+import unittest
+from email.message import Message
+from unittest.mock import patch
+from urllib.error import HTTPError
+from urllib.request import HTTPSHandler, build_opener
+from urllib.response import addinfourl
+import server
+
+class FixtureHttps(HTTPSHandler):
+    def __init__(self, body=b'{}', redirect=None, status=302):
+        super().__init__()
+        self.body, self.redirect, self.status, self.calls = body, redirect, status, []
+    def https_open(self, request):
+        self.calls.append(request.full_url)
+        headers = Message()
+        if self.redirect: headers['Location'] = self.redirect
+        response = addinfourl(io.BytesIO(self.body), headers, request.full_url, self.status if self.redirect else 200)
+        response.msg = 'Found' if self.redirect else 'OK'
+        return response
+
+class LnurlTransportTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    def transport(self, fixture):
+        with patch('server.assert_public_https', side_effect=lambda value: value), patch('server.build_opener', side_effect=lambda *handlers: build_opener(*handlers, fixture)):
+            return server.fetch_lnurl_json('https://provider.example/lnurl')
+    def test_actual_redirect_chain_refuses_internal_and_public_destinations(self):
+        for destination in ['http://127.0.0.1/admin', 'https://10.0.0.1/private', 'https://other.example/callback']:
+            for status in [301, 302, 303, 307, 308]:
+                fixture = FixtureHttps(redirect=destination, status=status)
+                with self.subTest(destination=destination, status=status):
+                    with self.assertRaisesRegex(ValueError, 'redirects are not permitted'): self.transport(fixture)
+                    self.assertEqual(fixture.calls, ['https://provider.example/lnurl'])
+    def test_response_cap_precedes_json_parsing(self):
+        with self.assertRaisesRegex(ValueError, 'response too large'): self.transport(FixtureHttps(body=b' ' * 65537))
+    def test_valid_bounded_json(self):
+        self.assertEqual(self.transport(FixtureHttps(body=b'{"tag":"payRequest"}')), {'tag':'payRequest'})
+    def test_unsafe_initial_url_never_opens_transport(self):
+        with patch('server.assert_public_https', side_effect=ValueError('unsafe')), patch('server.build_opener') as opener:
+            with self.assertRaises(ValueError): server.fetch_lnurl_json('https://127.0.0.1/private')
+            opener.assert_not_called()
+    def test_metadata_and_invoice_use_restricted_transport(self):
+        pay = {'tag':'payRequest','callback':'https://provider.example/invoice','minSendable':1,'maxSendable':5000}
+        with patch('server.assert_public_https', side_effect=lambda value:value), patch('server.fetch_lnurl_json', side_effect=[pay,{'pr':'fixture-invoice'}]) as fetch, patch('server.fetch_json') as unrestricted:
+            result=server.lightning_invoice('merchant@provider.example',1000)
+        self.assertEqual(result['bolt11'],'fixture-invoice');self.assertEqual(fetch.call_count,2);unrestricted.assert_not_called()
+    def test_zap_fallback_uses_restricted_transport(self):
+        pay={'tag':'payRequest','callback':'https://provider.example/invoice','allowsNostr':True,'nostrPubkey':'a'*64}
+        with patch('server.assert_public_https',side_effect=lambda value:value), patch('server.helper',return_value={'event':{},'pubkey':'b'*64,'lnurl':'fixture-lnurl'}), patch('server.fetch_lnurl_json',side_effect=[pay,HTTPError('',400,'fixture',{},None),{'pr':'fixture-invoice'}]) as fetch, patch('server.fetch_json') as unrestricted:
+            result=server.lightning_invoice('merchant@provider.example',1000)
+        self.assertFalse(result['verifiable']);self.assertEqual(fetch.call_count,3);unrestricted.assert_not_called()
+
+if __name__=='__main__': unittest.main()