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This is right. The 302 keeps the SEO authority on the URL, though if you take the piss with it (leave 302s up for months on end) then they will go bad and degrade (meaning that even when you remove the 302, it won't restore SEO authority to the old pages) Since the first 302 retains the SEO authority on the first URL, there's no SEO authority for the second 302 to mess up or cause problems with. It's bad UX but little else in reality If OP is planning to redirect permanently and leave the 302 up forever, then obviously that will kill the SEO authority of the old page (dead) as it will retain for a while on the old URL before 'dying' OP may wish to consider whether the old page will be coming back or not and how long that might take. If it's going to be gone for many months (closing on a year) or multiple years, or is never coming back, alter the 302s to a single 301. If the page will be back in a few days, it's fine as it is just don't forget to remove the 302s later