diff --git a/internal/auth/middleware/middleware.go b/internal/auth/middleware/middleware.go
index b48f92e..ec2c14f 100644
--- a/internal/auth/middleware/middleware.go
+++ b/internal/auth/middleware/middleware.go
@@ -2,19 +2,34 @@ package middleware
 
 import (
 	"mal/internal/domain"
+	"net/http"
 
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
 )
 
 func AuthMiddleware(svc domain.AuthService) gin.HandlerFunc {
 	return func(c *gin.Context) {
-		sessionID, err := c.Cookie("session_id")
-		if err == nil {
-			user, err := svc.ValidateSession(c.Request.Context(), sessionID)
-			if err == nil {
-				c.Set("User", user)
-			}
+		// Allow access to login and logout endpoints without authentication
+		if c.Request.URL.Path == "/login" || c.Request.URL.Path == "/logout" {
+			c.Next()
+			return
 		}
+
+		sessionID, err := c.Cookie("session_id")
+		if err != nil {
+			c.Redirect(http.StatusSeeOther, "/login")
+			c.Abort()
+			return
+		}
+
+		user, err := svc.ValidateSession(c.Request.Context(), sessionID)
+		if err != nil {
+			c.Redirect(http.StatusSeeOther, "/login")
+			c.Abort()
+			return
+		}
+
+		c.Set("User", user)
 		c.Next()
 	}
 }