diff --git a/packages/xpub-faraday/app/routes.js b/packages/xpub-faraday/app/routes.js
index 9cdfad6b441dab6118ebb574c41976ca3afd0b96..83ed3eea5cfe3ad530598e18d3e04d8819502ef9 100644
--- a/packages/xpub-faraday/app/routes.js
+++ b/packages/xpub-faraday/app/routes.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import React from 'react'
-import { Route, Switch } from 'react-router-dom'
+import { Route, Switch, Redirect } from 'react-router-dom'
 import { AuthenticatedComponent } from 'pubsweet-client'
 
 import {
@@ -91,7 +91,8 @@ const Routes = () => (
       />
       <Route component={ConfirmAccount} exact path="/confirm-signup" />
       <Route component={Unsubscribe} exact path="/unsubscribe" />
-      <PrivateRoute component={DashboardPage} exact path="/" />
+      <Redirect exact from="/" to="/dashboard" />
+      <PrivateRoute component={DashboardPage} exact path="/dashboard" />
       <PrivateRoute component={UserProfilePage} exact path="/profile" />
       <PrivateRoute
         component={ChangePasswordPage}