diff --git a/deepfence_frontend/apps/dashboard/src/features/dashboard/loaders/dashboardLoader.ts b/deepfence_frontend/apps/dashboard/src/features/dashboard/loaders/dashboardLoader.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ff69476aab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deepfence_frontend/apps/dashboard/src/features/dashboard/loaders/dashboardLoader.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import { LoaderFunction, redirect } from 'react-router-dom';
+
+import storage from '@/utils/storage';
+
+export const dashboardLoader: LoaderFunction = () => {
+  if (!storage.getAuth()) {
+    throw redirect('/auth/login');
+  }
+  throw redirect('/onboard');
+};
diff --git a/deepfence_frontend/apps/dashboard/src/features/onboard/components/OnBoardAppHeader.tsx b/deepfence_frontend/apps/dashboard/src/features/onboard/components/OnBoardAppHeader.tsx
index 4d91288ec2..69e38eb4be 100644
--- a/deepfence_frontend/apps/dashboard/src/features/onboard/components/OnBoardAppHeader.tsx
+++ b/deepfence_frontend/apps/dashboard/src/features/onboard/components/OnBoardAppHeader.tsx
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export const OnboardAppHeader = () => {
             className="m-auto"
           />
           <Link
-            to="/dashboard"
+            to="/"
             className={cx(
               `${Typography.size.sm} `,
               'underline underline-offset-2 ml-6 bg-transparent text-blue-600 dark:text-blue-500',
diff --git a/deepfence_frontend/apps/dashboard/src/routes/private.tsx b/deepfence_frontend/apps/dashboard/src/routes/private.tsx
index 7286907e65..88093585ba 100644
--- a/deepfence_frontend/apps/dashboard/src/routes/private.tsx
+++ b/deepfence_frontend/apps/dashboard/src/routes/private.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { Outlet, RouteObject } from 'react-router-dom';
 
+import { dashboardLoader } from '@/features/dashboard/loaders/dashboardLoader';
 import {
   ConnectorsLayout,
   connectorsLoader,
@@ -75,4 +76,8 @@ export const privateRoutes: RouteObject[] = [
       },
     ],
   },
+  {
+    path: '/',
+    loader: dashboardLoader,
+  },
 ];