diff --git a/server/middleware/redirects.ts b/server/middleware/redirects.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a759730
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/middleware/redirects.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+export default defineEventHandler(async (event) => {
+    const session = await getUserSession(event)
+    
+    const path = event.node.req.url
+    if (path?.startsWith("/settings"))
+        // @ts-ignore
+        if (!session.secure?.user_id) 
+            return sendRedirect(event, "/login", 302);
+
+    else if (path?.startsWith("/login"))
+        // @ts-ignore
+        if (session.secure?.user_id) 
+            return sendRedirect(event, "/", 302);
+
+        
+    return;
+})
diff --git a/server/middleware/settings/require_login.ts b/server/middleware/settings/require_login.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index b47b537..0000000
--- a/server/middleware/settings/require_login.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-export default defineEventHandler(async (event) => {
-    return;
-
-    // for now. this middleware is to be on redirect 
-})