diff --git a/config/config.exs b/config/config.exs
index 8d2fdd40d..0f30b2985 100644
--- a/config/config.exs
+++ b/config/config.exs
@@ -119,8 +119,8 @@
   logo_mask: true,
   logo_margin: "0.1em",
   background: "/static/aurora_borealis.jpg",
-  redirect_root_no_login: "/main/all",
-  redirect_root_login: "/main/friends",
+  redirect_root_no_login: "/~/main/all",
+  redirect_root_login: "/~/main/friends",
   show_instance_panel: true,
   scope_options_enabled: false,
   formatting_options_enabled: false,
diff --git a/priv/static/static/config.json b/priv/static/static/config.json
index 67d84579f..232e8dce7 100644
--- a/priv/static/static/config.json
+++ b/priv/static/static/config.json
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
   "logo": "/static/logo.png",
   "logoMask": true,
   "logoMargin": ".1em",
-  "redirectRootNoLogin": "/main/all",
-  "redirectRootLogin": "/main/friends",
+  "redirectRootNoLogin": "/~/main/all",
+  "redirectRootLogin": "/~/main/friends",
   "chatDisabled": false,
   "showInstanceSpecificPanel": false,
   "scopeOptionsEnabled": false,