From 1f6e0d8356f4305164a78011955f3bfbef2bcba7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Michele <michele@mlhub.it>
Date: Sat, 31 Jan 2026 15:25:30 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Fix middleware: only run on auth-related routes

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 middleware.ts | 27 +++++++++++----------------
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)

diff --git a/middleware.ts b/middleware.ts
index 96cab5a..2e5ea0a 100644
--- a/middleware.ts
+++ b/middleware.ts
@@ -10,28 +10,22 @@ const authRoutes = ['/login', '/register']
 export async function middleware(request: NextRequest) {
   const { pathname } = request.nextUrl
 
-  // Skip middleware for homepage - let it render statically
-  if (pathname === '/' || pathname === '') {
-    return NextResponse.next()
-  }
-
   const { supabaseResponse, user } = await updateSession(request)
 
   // Check if trying to access protected route without auth
   const isProtectedRoute = protectedRoutes.some(route =>
-    pathname.startsWith(route)
+    pathname === route || pathname === `${route}/` || pathname.startsWith(`${route}/`)
   )
 
   if (isProtectedRoute && !user) {
     const redirectUrl = new URL('/login/', request.url)
-    // Save the original URL to redirect back after login
     redirectUrl.searchParams.set('redirectTo', pathname)
     return NextResponse.redirect(redirectUrl)
   }
 
   // Check if trying to access auth routes while already authenticated
   const isAuthRoute = authRoutes.some(route =>
-    pathname.startsWith(route)
+    pathname === route || pathname === `${route}/` || pathname.startsWith(`${route}/`)
   )
 
   if (isAuthRoute && user) {
@@ -43,13 +37,14 @@ export async function middleware(request: NextRequest) {
 
 export const config = {
   matcher: [
-    /*
-     * Match all request paths except for the ones starting with:
-     * - _next/static (static files)
-     * - _next/image (image optimization files)
-     * - favicon.ico (favicon file)
-     * - public folder files
-     */
-    '/((?!_next/static|_next/image|favicon.ico|.*\\.(?:svg|png|jpg|jpeg|gif|webp)$).*)',
+    // Only run middleware on specific routes that need auth handling
+    '/dashboard/:path*',
+    '/settings/:path*',
+    '/subscription/:path*',
+    '/login',
+    '/login/',
+    '/register',
+    '/register/',
+    '/auth/:path*',
   ],
 }