diff --git a/internal/util/admins.go b/internal/util/admins.go
index 7a8fe66..7d93275 100644
--- a/internal/util/admins.go
+++ b/internal/util/admins.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package util
 import (
 	"crypto/rand"
 	"encoding/hex"
-	"net/http"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 )
@@ -66,14 +65,3 @@ func HasExistingAdminSession(username string) bool {
 
 	return false
 }
-
-func AdminOnlyMiddleware(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
-	return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-		c, err := r.Cookie("comfy_admin")
-		if err != nil || !IsAdminSessionValid(c.Value) {
-			http.Error(w, "Unauthorized", http.StatusUnauthorized)
-			return
-		}
-		next.ServeHTTP(w, r)
-	})
-}
diff --git a/web/main.go b/web/main.go
index b68347e..60a773e 100644
--- a/web/main.go
+++ b/web/main.go
@@ -25,6 +25,17 @@ import (
 
 var dev = true
 
+func AdminOnlyMiddleware(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
+	return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		c, err := r.Cookie("comfy_admin")
+		if err != nil || !util.IsAdminSessionValid(c.Value) {
+			http.Redirect(w, r, "/authorize", http.StatusSeeOther)
+			return
+		}
+		next.ServeHTTP(w, r)
+	})
+}
+
 func disableCacheInDevMode(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 	if !dev {
 		return next
@@ -416,12 +427,11 @@ func main() {
 	// ADMIN ROUTES (htmx)
 	// -----------------
 
-	r.Get("/login", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-		fmt.Println(util.AdminSessions)
+	r.Get("/authorize", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		admin.AdminLogin().Render(r.Context(), w)
 	})
 
-	r.Post("/login", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	r.Post("/authorize", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		username := r.FormValue("username")
 		password := r.FormValue("password")
 
@@ -472,7 +482,7 @@ func main() {
 	})
 
 	r.Route("/admin", func(r chi.Router) {
-		r.Use(util.AdminOnlyMiddleware)
+		r.Use(AdminOnlyMiddleware)
 
 		r.Post("/logout", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			if c, err := r.Cookie("comfy_admin"); err == nil {
diff --git a/web/views/admin/login.templ b/web/views/admin/login.templ
index 0629a90..4588ac8 100644
--- a/web/views/admin/login.templ
+++ b/web/views/admin/login.templ
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ templ AdminLogin() {
 		<div class="admin-login-container">
 			<div style="display: none" id="adminLoginWarning" class="warning"></div>
 			<form
-				hx-post="/login"
+				hx-post="/authorize"
 				hx-swap="none"
 				id="adminLoginForm"
 				_="