diff --git a/app/core/crawl_politeness.py b/app/core/crawl_politeness.py
index bba760a..9a36a33 100644
--- a/app/core/crawl_politeness.py
+++ b/app/core/crawl_politeness.py
@@ -164,8 +164,10 @@ async def fetch_page(
 
                 resp = await client.get(url)
                 redirects = 0
-                while resp.is_redirect and redirects < _MAX_REDIRECTS:
-                    location = urljoin(str(resp.request.url), resp.headers.get("location", ""))
+                # has_redirect_location = location 헤더 있는 진짜 redirect 만 (httpx 의
+                # is_redirect 는 3xx 전체라 304 등을 redirect 로 오인 — news_collector 동일 함정)
+                while resp.has_redirect_location and redirects < _MAX_REDIRECTS:
+                    location = urljoin(str(resp.request.url), resp.headers["location"])
                     try:
                         validate_feed_url(location)
                     except ValueError as e:
@@ -173,7 +175,7 @@ async def fetch_page(
                     # redirect 도 같은 도메인 연속 요청 — 간격은 lock 보유로 충분 (즉시 1회)
                     resp = await client.get(location)
                     redirects += 1
-                if resp.is_redirect:
+                if resp.has_redirect_location:
                     raise CrawlSkip(f"redirect {_MAX_REDIRECTS}회 초과: {url}")
         except httpx.TimeoutException as e:
             raise CrawlFetchError(f"timeout: {url}") from e
diff --git a/app/workers/news_collector.py b/app/workers/news_collector.py
index e733fa9..69f7649 100644
--- a/app/workers/news_collector.py
+++ b/app/workers/news_collector.py
@@ -351,25 +351,30 @@ async def _fetch_rss(session, source: NewsSource) -> tuple[int, str]:
     ) as client:
         resp = await client.get(source.feed_url)
 
-        # redirect 수동 처리 (최대 3회, 각 target 재검증)
+        # 304 는 redirect 처리보다 먼저 — httpx 의 is_redirect 는 3xx 전체(304 포함)에
+        # True 라, 304 를 redirect 로 오인하면 location 없는 같은 URL 을 재요청해
+        # "redirect 3회 초과" 로 오류 처리됨(조건부 GET 안정 피드 전멸 버그).
+        if resp.status_code == 304:
+            logger.info(f"[{source.name}] 304 Not Modified — 본문 미전송")
+            return 0, "not_modified"
+
+        # redirect 수동 처리 (최대 3회, 각 target 재검증) — location 있는 진짜 redirect 만.
         # allowlist 도메인이면 redirect target의 HTTP도 허용
         redirects = 0
-        while resp.is_redirect and redirects < 3:
-            location = resp.headers.get("location", "")
-            location = urljoin(str(resp.request.url), location)
+        while resp.has_redirect_location and redirects < 3:
+            location = urljoin(str(resp.request.url), resp.headers["location"])
             try:
                 validate_feed_url(location, allow_http=http_allowed)
             except ValueError as e:
                 raise FeedError(f"redirect target 차단: {e}") from e
             resp = await client.get(location)
+            if resp.status_code == 304:
+                logger.info(f"[{source.name}] 304 Not Modified (redirect 후) — 본문 미전송")
+                return 0, "not_modified"
             redirects += 1
-        if resp.is_redirect:
+        if resp.has_redirect_location:
             raise FeedError("redirect 3회 초과")
 
-        if resp.status_code == 304:
-            logger.info(f"[{source.name}] 304 Not Modified — 본문 미전송")
-            return 0, "not_modified"
-
         resp.raise_for_status()
 
         if len(resp.content) > MAX_RESPONSE_SIZE:
diff --git a/tests/test_crawl_cycle2_shapes.py b/tests/test_crawl_cycle2_shapes.py
index 940aede..afde1d8 100644
--- a/tests/test_crawl_cycle2_shapes.py
+++ b/tests/test_crawl_cycle2_shapes.py
@@ -108,6 +108,30 @@ class TestSkipVideoQuirk:
         assert not self.PATTERN.search("https://psyche.co/ideas/how-to-think")
 
 
+class TestRedirect304Distinction:
+    """httpx is_redirect 가 304(3xx 전체)에 True 라 redirect 로 오인 → 조건부 GET
+    안정 피드가 'redirect 3회 초과'로 전멸하던 버그. has_redirect_location 으로 구분."""
+
+    def test_304_is_not_a_redirect_location(self):
+        import httpx
+        r = httpx.Response(304, request=httpx.Request("GET", "https://x/"))
+        assert r.is_redirect is True          # httpx 함정: 304 도 is_redirect
+        assert r.has_redirect_location is False  # 우리가 써야 하는 정확한 판별
+
+    def test_real_redirect_has_location(self):
+        import httpx
+        r = httpx.Response(301, headers={"location": "https://y/"},
+                           request=httpx.Request("GET", "https://x/"))
+        assert r.has_redirect_location is True
+
+    def test_collector_uses_has_redirect_location(self):
+        import inspect
+        from workers import news_collector
+        src = inspect.getsource(news_collector._fetch_rss)
+        assert "has_redirect_location" in src
+        assert "while resp.is_redirect" not in src  # 옛 버그 패턴 부재
+
+
 class TestArticleHashStability:
     def test_static_corpus_hash_deterministic(self):
         a = _article_hash("Creep and Creep Failures", "static", "National Board 기술 아티클")