diff --git a/mfr/providers/osf/provider.py b/mfr/providers/osf/provider.py
index cb7db783..dce2e56b 100644
--- a/mfr/providers/osf/provider.py
+++ b/mfr/providers/osf/provider.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import os
+import re
 import json
 import hashlib
 import logging
@@ -159,11 +160,35 @@ async def download(self):
 
         return streams.ResponseStreamReader(response)
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def _is_osf_download_route(url):
+        """True when ``url`` is OSF's persistent file download path ``/download/<id>/``."""
+        path = urlparse(url).path or ''
+        osf_download_path_re = re.compile(r'^/download/[^/]+', re.IGNORECASE)
+        return bool(osf_download_path_re.match(path))
+
+    async def _fetch_redirect(self, url, headers):
+        request = await self._make_request(
+            'GET',
+            url,
+            allow_redirects=False,
+            headers=headers,
+        )
+        status = request.status
+        location = request.headers.get('Location') or request.headers.get('location')
+        reason = request.reason
+        await request.release()
+        return location, status, reason
+
     async def _fetch_download_url(self):
         """Provider needs a WaterButler URL to download and get metadata.  If ``url`` is already
         a WaterButler url, return that.  If not, then the url points to an OSF endpoint that will
         redirect to WB.  Issue a GET request against it, then return the WB url stored in the
         Location header.
+
+        First ``GET`` may return **301** with ``Location`` for legacy download route. If ``Location``
+        points at OSF's ``/download/<id>/`` route, perform a second ``GET`` there and expect **302**
+        to WaterButler. If ``Location`` is not that route (e.g. already WaterButler), use it as ``download_url``.
         """
         if not self.download_url:
             # v1 Waterbutler url provided
@@ -173,26 +198,32 @@ async def _fetch_download_url(self):
                 self.metrics.add('download_url.orig_type', 'wb_v1')
             else:
                 self.metrics.add('download_url.orig_type', 'osf')
-                # make request to osf, don't follow, store waterbutler download url
-                request = await self._make_request(
-                    'GET',
-                    self.url,
-                    allow_redirects=False,
-                    headers={
-                        'Content-Type': 'application/json'
-                    }
-                )
-                await request.release()
+                # make request to osf, store waterbutler download url
+                headers = {'Content-Type': 'application/json'}
 
-                logger.debug(f'osf-download-resolver: request.status::{request.status}')
-                if request.status != 302:
+                location, status, reason = await self._fetch_redirect(self.url, headers)
+                logger.debug(f'osf-download-resolver: url={self.url} status={status} location={location}')
+                if status not in (301, 302) or not location:
                     raise exceptions.MetadataError(
-                        request.reason,
+                        reason,
                         metadata_url=self.url,
                         provider=self.NAME,
-                        code=request.status,
+                        code=status,
                     )
-                self.download_url = request.headers['location']
+
+                if self._is_osf_download_route(location):
+                    location, status, reason = await self._fetch_redirect(location, headers)
+
+                    logger.debug(f'osf-download-resolver follow /download/: url={location} status={status} location={location}')
+                    if status != 302 or not location:
+                        raise exceptions.MetadataError(
+                            reason,
+                            metadata_url=location,
+                            provider=self.NAME,
+                            code=status,
+                        )
+
+                self.download_url = location
 
             self.metrics.add('download_url.derived_url', str(self.download_url))