diff --git a/routes/web.php b/routes/web.php
index 247960dd..9a8813e3 100644
--- a/routes/web.php
+++ b/routes/web.php
@@ -3,15 +3,14 @@
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Route;
 
-Route::view('/', 'welcome')->name('home');
+Route::get('/', function () {
+    return auth()->check()
+        ? redirect()->route('dashboard')
+        : redirect()->route('login');
+})->name('home');
 
 require __DIR__.'/settings.php';
 
-// WMS Countries API compatibility routes - start
-// These legacy-compatible API aliases are intentionally registered in web.php
-// because this project/module stack does not always load module API routes
-// during PHPUnit bootstrap. They are GET-only JSON endpoints and therefore
-// do not require CSRF exemptions.
 Route::get('/api/countries/resolve/{code}', function (string $code) {
     $normalised = strtoupper(trim($code));
 
@@ -70,4 +69,4 @@ Route::get('/api/countries/{code}/subdivisions', function (string $code) {
 
     return response()->json(['data' => $subdivisions]);
 })->name('countries.api.subdivisions.compat');
-// WMS Countries API compatibility routes - end
+