diff --git a/src/app/[locale]/layout.tsx b/src/app/[locale]/layout.tsx
index 2a936e9..a50fe21 100644
--- a/src/app/[locale]/layout.tsx
+++ b/src/app/[locale]/layout.tsx
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ type Props = {
   params: Promise<{locale: string}>;
 };
 
+export const dynamicParams = false
+
 export function generateStaticParams() {
   return routing.locales.map((locale) => ({locale}));
 }
diff --git a/src/app/not-found.tsx b/src/app/not-found.tsx
index 69e7485..5e79f79 100644
--- a/src/app/not-found.tsx
+++ b/src/app/not-found.tsx
@@ -1,15 +1,5 @@
-import BaseLayout from '@/components/BaseLayout';
-import NotFoundPage from '@/components/NotFoundPage';
-import {routing} from '@/i18n/routing';
-
-// This page renders when a route like `/unknown.txt` is requested.
-// In this case, the layout at `app/[locale]/layout.tsx` receives
-// an invalid value as the `[locale]` param and calls `notFound()`.
+import { redirect } from 'next/navigation'
 
 export default function GlobalNotFound() {
-  return (
-    <BaseLayout locale={routing.defaultLocale}>
-      <NotFoundPage />
-    </BaseLayout>
-  );
+  return redirect('/')
 }
diff --git a/src/middleware.ts b/src/middleware.ts
index b250940..ff018df 100644
--- a/src/middleware.ts
+++ b/src/middleware.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,6 @@ export const config = {
 
     // Enable redirects that add missing locales
     // (e.g. `/pathnames` -> `/en/pathnames`)
-    '/((?!_next|_vercel|.*\\..*).*)'
+    '/((?!api|_next|_vercel|.*\\..*).*)'
   ]
 };