diff --git a/components/footer.tsx b/components/footer.tsx
index df4929c..84418d6 100644
--- a/components/footer.tsx
+++ b/components/footer.tsx
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ export function Footer() {
             <Link
               key={item.key}
               href={`/${locale}${item.path}`}
+              prefetch={item.key === "root" ? false : undefined}
               className="text-zinc-600 transition hover:text-zinc-900 dark:text-zinc-300 dark:hover:text-zinc-100"
             >
               {tNav(item.key)}
diff --git a/components/navbar.tsx b/components/navbar.tsx
index a495bc7..08c9f4d 100644
--- a/components/navbar.tsx
+++ b/components/navbar.tsx
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ export function Navbar() {
               <Link
                 key={item.key}
                 href={`/${locale}${item.path}`}
+                prefetch={item.key === "root" ? false : undefined}
                 className="text-sm text-zinc-700 transition hover:text-zinc-900 dark:text-zinc-300 dark:hover:text-zinc-100"
               >
                 {t(item.key)}
@@ -87,6 +88,7 @@ export function Navbar() {
               <Link
                 key={item.key}
                 href={`/${locale}${item.path}`}
+                prefetch={item.key === "root" ? false : undefined}
                 className="text-sm text-zinc-700 dark:text-zinc-300"
                 onClick={() => setIsOpen(false)}
               >
diff --git a/middleware.ts b/middleware.ts
index 0a9eee1..962ca17 100644
--- a/middleware.ts
+++ b/middleware.ts
@@ -117,8 +117,13 @@ export default async function middleware(request: NextRequest) {
   const isSuperAdmin = await isSuperAdminSessionValid(request);
 
   const isRootRoute =
-    pathname === `/${locale}/root` || pathname.startsWith(`/${locale}/root/`);
+    pathname === "/root" ||
+    pathname.startsWith("/root/") ||
+    pathname === `/${locale}/root` ||
+    pathname.startsWith(`/${locale}/root/`);
   const isComingSoonRoute =
+    pathname === "/coming-soon" ||
+    pathname.startsWith("/coming-soon/") ||
     pathname === `/${locale}/coming-soon` ||
     pathname.startsWith(`/${locale}/coming-soon/`);