diff --git a/bootstrap.php b/bootstrap.php
index 847028f3..ed78761a 100644
--- a/bootstrap.php
+++ b/bootstrap.php
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ if (!$applicationService->IsDemoInstallation())
 }
 
 // Base route
-$app->get('/', 'Grocy\Controllers\LoginController:Root');
+$app->get('/', 'Grocy\Controllers\LoginController:Root')->setName('root');
 
 // Login routes
 $app->get('/login', 'Grocy\Controllers\LoginController:LoginPage')->setName('login');
diff --git a/middleware/SessionAuthMiddleware.php b/middleware/SessionAuthMiddleware.php
index 9e5e27a4..07d31b93 100644
--- a/middleware/SessionAuthMiddleware.php
+++ b/middleware/SessionAuthMiddleware.php
@@ -11,14 +11,21 @@ class SessionAuthMiddleware extends BaseMiddleware
 		$route = $request->getAttribute('route');
 		$routeName = $route->getName();
 
-		$sessionService = new SessionService();
-		if ((!isset($_COOKIE['grocy_session']) || !$sessionService->IsValidSession($_COOKIE['grocy_session'])) && $routeName !== 'login')
+		if ($routeName === 'root')
 		{
-			$response = $response->withRedirect('/login');
+			$response = $next($request, $response);
 		}
 		else
 		{
-			$response = $next($request, $response);
+			$sessionService = new SessionService();
+			if ((!isset($_COOKIE['grocy_session']) || !$sessionService->IsValidSession($_COOKIE['grocy_session'])) && $routeName !== 'login')
+			{
+				$response = $response->withRedirect('/login');
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				$response = $next($request, $response);
+			}
 		}
 
 		return $response;