diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index 76239ace..4a170b68 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
     "exif",
     "exifr",
     "exiftool",
+    "favicons",
     "favs",
     "ghijklmnopqrstuv",
     "Hasselblad",
diff --git a/src/middleware.ts b/src/middleware.ts
index b2dbfd5f..43386d1e 100644
--- a/src/middleware.ts
+++ b/src/middleware.ts
@@ -40,5 +40,14 @@ export default function middleware(req: NextRequest, res:NextResponse) {
 }
 
 export const config = {
-  matcher: ['/((?!api|_next/static|_next/image|favicon.ico).*)'],
+  /* Excludes:
+     - /api + /api/auth*
+     - /_next/static*
+     - /_next/image*
+     - /favicon.ico + /favicons/*
+     - /grid
+     - / (root)
+  */
+  // eslint-disable-next-line max-len
+  matcher: ['/((?!api$|api/auth|_next/static|_next/image|favicon.ico$|favicons/|grid$|$).*)'],
 };