diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/appSideBar.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/appSideBar.svelte
index 6a2cfcd2..847ecc3b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/appSideBar.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/appSideBar.svelte
@@ -268,18 +268,17 @@
 							{/snippet}
 						</Sidebar.MenuButton>
 					</Sidebar.MenuItem>
-					{#if serverState.isAdmin && serverState.sudoEnabled}
-						<Sidebar.MenuItem>
-							<Sidebar.MenuButton>
-								{#snippet child({ props })}
-									<a href="/auction" {...props} onclick={handleClick}>
-										<Gavel />
-										<span class="ml-3">Auction</span>
-									</a>
-								{/snippet}
-							</Sidebar.MenuButton>
-						</Sidebar.MenuItem>
-					{/if}
+					<Sidebar.MenuItem>
+						<Sidebar.MenuButton>
+							{#snippet tooltipContent()}Auction{/snippet}
+							{#snippet child({ props })}
+								<a href="/auction" {...props} onclick={handleClick}>
+									<Gavel />
+									<span class="ml-3">Auction</span>
+								</a>
+							{/snippet}
+						</Sidebar.MenuButton>
+					</Sidebar.MenuItem>
 					<Sidebar.MenuItem>
 						<Sidebar.MenuButton>
 							{#snippet tooltipContent()}Docs{/snippet}
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/+page.ts b/frontend/src/routes/+page.ts
index 9abb5a73..ef518d69 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/+page.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/+page.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { redirect } from '@sveltejs/kit';
 
 export function load() {
-	redirect(307, '/market');
+	redirect(307, '/auction');
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/auction/+page.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/auction/+page.svelte
index 68e8b32a..10cd1136 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/auction/+page.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/auction/+page.svelte
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 <script lang="ts">
-	import { goto } from '$app/navigation';
 	import CreateAuction from '$lib/components/forms/createAuction.svelte';
 	import AuctionLink from '$lib/components/auctionLink.svelte';
 	import AuctionModal from '$lib/components/auctionModal.svelte';
@@ -8,13 +7,6 @@
 
 	let selectedAuction: websocket_api.IAuction | null = $state(null);
 
-	// Redirect to /market unless admin with sudo enabled
-	$effect(() => {
-		if (serverState.actingAs !== undefined && !(serverState.isAdmin && serverState.sudoEnabled)) {
-			goto('/market');
-		}
-	});
-
 	// Close the modal if the selected auction is deleted
 	$effect(() => {
 		if (selectedAuction && !serverState.auctions.has(selectedAuction.id!)) {
@@ -25,7 +17,9 @@
 
 <div class="mr-auto flex flex-col gap-8 pt-8">
 	<h1 class="text-xl font-bold">Auction</h1>
-	<CreateAuction />
+	{#if serverState.isAdmin && serverState.sudoEnabled}
+		<CreateAuction />
+	{/if}
 
 	<div class="grid grid-cols-1 gap-6 sm:grid-cols-2 md:grid-cols-3 lg:grid-cols-4">
 		{#each Array.from(serverState.auctions.values()).sort((a, b) => (a.transactionTimestamp?.seconds ?? 0) - (b.transactionTimestamp?.seconds ?? 0)) as auction}