diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
deleted file mode 100644
index f8e2ecc65d..0000000000
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "name": "sim",
-  "lockfileVersion": 3,
-  "requires": true,
-  "packages": {}
-}
diff --git a/sim/app/(auth)/signup/page.tsx b/sim/app/(auth)/signup/page.tsx
index 6ccb786199..e9c7f3b479 100644
--- a/sim/app/(auth)/signup/page.tsx
+++ b/sim/app/(auth)/signup/page.tsx
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ export default function SignupPage() {
 
   async function signUpWithGithub() {
     try {
-      await client.signIn.social({ provider: 'github' })
+      await client.signIn.social({ provider: 'github', callbackURL: '/w' })
     } catch (err: any) {
       let errorMessage = 'Failed to sign up with GitHub'
 
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ export default function SignupPage() {
 
   async function signUpWithGoogle() {
     try {
-      await client.signIn.social({ provider: 'google' })
+      await client.signIn.social({ provider: 'google', callbackURL: '/w' })
     } catch (err: any) {
       let errorMessage = 'Failed to sign up with Google'
 
diff --git a/sim/app/middleware.ts b/sim/app/middleware.ts
index ce03e005e5..fa2ea28465 100644
--- a/sim/app/middleware.ts
+++ b/sim/app/middleware.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import { NextRequest, NextResponse } from 'next/server'
-import { getSessionCookie } from 'better-auth'
 
 export async function middleware(request: NextRequest) {
   // Check if the path is exactly /w
@@ -12,8 +11,17 @@ export async function middleware(request: NextRequest) {
     return NextResponse.next()
   }
 
-  // Existing auth check for protected routes
-  const sessionCookie = getSessionCookie(request)
+  const cookieHeader = request.headers.get("cookie");
+  const cookies = cookieHeader?.split("; ").reduce((acc, cookie) => {
+    const [key, value] = cookie.split("=");
+    acc.set(key, value);
+    return acc;
+  }, new Map());
+
+  const sessionCookie =
+    cookies?.get("better-auth.session_token") ||
+    cookies?.get("__Secure-better-auth.session_token");
+    
   if (!sessionCookie) {
     return NextResponse.redirect(new URL('/login', request.url))
   }