diff --git a/apps/nextjs-app/middleware.js b/apps/nextjs-app/middleware.js
index b8028e3..59e74fc 100644
--- a/apps/nextjs-app/middleware.js
+++ b/apps/nextjs-app/middleware.js
@@ -12,26 +12,21 @@ const isPublicRoute = createRouteMatcher([
 ]);
 
 const isPublicApi = createRouteMatcher([
-  "/api(.*)",
   "/api/tutorial(.*)",
   "/api/search(.*)",
-
 ]);
 
 export default clerkMiddleware((auth, req) => {
   if (isPublicRoute(req) || isPublicApi(req)) {
-    console.log("Public Route or API accessed:", req.url);
-    return; // Allow access without authentication
+    return;
   }
-  console.log("Private Route accessed:", req.url);
-  auth().protect(); // Require authentication
+  auth().protect();
 });
 
 
 export const config = {
   matcher: [
     "/((?!_next|[^?]*\\.(?:html?|css|js(?!on)|jpe?g|webp|png|gif|svg|ttf|woff2?|ico|csv|docx?|xlsx?|zip|webmanifest)).*)",
-    "/",
     "/(api|trpc)(.*)",
   ],
 };