diff --git a/ui2/src/app/App.tsx b/ui2/src/app/App.tsx
index da866c9cb..f263cf405 100644
--- a/ui2/src/app/App.tsx
+++ b/ui2/src/app/App.tsx
@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
+import {useEffect} from "react"
 import "@mantine/core/styles.css"
 import {AppShell} from "@mantine/core"
-import {Outlet} from "react-router-dom"
+import {Outlet, useNavigate} from "react-router-dom"
 import {useSelector} from "react-redux"
 
 import NavBar from "@/components/NavBar"
 import Header from "@/components/Header/Header"
 import {
   selectCurrentUserError,
-  selectCurrentUserStatus
+  selectCurrentUserStatus,
+  selectCurrentUser
 } from "@/slices/currentUser"
 
 import "./App.css"
@@ -15,14 +17,22 @@ import {selectNavBarWidth} from "@/slices/navBar"
 import Uploader from "@/components/Uploader"
 
 function App() {
+  const navigate = useNavigate()
   const status = useSelector(selectCurrentUserStatus)
   const error = useSelector(selectCurrentUserError)
   const navBarWidth = useSelector(selectNavBarWidth)
+  const user = useSelector(selectCurrentUser)
 
   if (status == "failed") {
     return <>{error}</>
   }
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (status == "succeeded" && user) {
+      navigate(`/home/${user.home_folder_id}`)
+    }
+  }, [status])
+
   return (
     <>
       <AppShell
diff --git a/ui2/src/slices/currentUser.ts b/ui2/src/slices/currentUser.ts
index d26283fc3..40cbc3235 100644
--- a/ui2/src/slices/currentUser.ts
+++ b/ui2/src/slices/currentUser.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import {createSlice, createAsyncThunk, PayloadAction} from "@reduxjs/toolkit"
 import axios from "@/httpClient"
-import type {SliceState, User, UserDetails} from "@/types"
+import type {SliceState, SliceStateStatus, User, UserDetails} from "@/types"
 import {store} from "@/app/store"
 import {storeHomeNode, storeInboxNode} from "./dualPanel/dualPanel"
 
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ const currentUserSlice = createSlice({
 
 export default currentUserSlice.reducer
 
-export const selectCurrentUser = (state: any) => state.currentUser.data
-export const selectCurrentUserStatus = (state: any) => state.currentUser.status
-export const selectCurrentUserError = (state: any) => state.currentUser.error
+export const selectCurrentUser = (state: any): User =>
+  state.currentUser.data as User
+export const selectCurrentUserStatus = (state: any): SliceStateStatus =>
+  state.currentUser.status as SliceStateStatus
+export const selectCurrentUserError = (state: any): string =>
+  state.currentUser.error as string