diff --git a/surfsense_web/app/dashboard/page.tsx b/surfsense_web/app/dashboard/page.tsx
index fbf567cba..951e17a8c 100644
--- a/surfsense_web/app/dashboard/page.tsx
+++ b/surfsense_web/app/dashboard/page.tsx
@@ -7,11 +7,8 @@ import Image from "next/image";
 import Link from "next/link";
 import { useRouter } from "next/navigation";
 import { useTranslations } from "next-intl";
-import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
-import {
-	createSearchSpaceMutationAtom,
-	deleteSearchSpaceMutationAtom,
-} from "@/atoms/search-spaces/search-space-mutation.atoms";
+import { useEffect } from "react";
+import { deleteSearchSpaceMutationAtom } from "@/atoms/search-spaces/search-space-mutation.atoms";
 import { searchSpacesAtom } from "@/atoms/search-spaces/search-space-query.atoms";
 import { currentUserAtom } from "@/atoms/user/user-query.atoms";
 import { Logo } from "@/components/Logo";
@@ -135,10 +132,6 @@ const DashboardPage = () => {
 	const tCommon = useTranslations("common");
 	const router = useRouter();
 
-	// State for auto-creating search space
-	const [isAutoCreating, setIsAutoCreating] = useState(false);
-	const hasAttemptedAutoCreate = useRef(false);
-
 	// Animation variants
 	const containerVariants: Variants = {
 		hidden: { opacity: 0 },
@@ -170,44 +163,17 @@ const DashboardPage = () => {
 		refetch: refreshSearchSpaces,
 	} = useAtomValue(searchSpacesAtom);
 	const { mutateAsync: deleteSearchSpace } = useAtomValue(deleteSearchSpaceMutationAtom);
-	const { mutateAsync: createSearchSpace } = useAtomValue(createSearchSpaceMutationAtom);
 
 	const { data: user, isPending: isLoadingUser, error: userError } = useAtomValue(currentUserAtom);
 
-	// Auto-redirect to chat for users with exactly 1 search space, or auto-create if none
+	// Auto-redirect to chat for users with exactly 1 search space
 	useEffect(() => {
-		const handleAutoRedirect = async () => {
-			
-			if (loading || hasAttemptedAutoCreate.current) return;
+		if (loading) return;
 
-			
-			if (searchSpaces.length === 1) {
-				router.replace(`/dashboard/${searchSpaces[0].id}/new-chat`);
-				return;
-			}
-
-			if (searchSpaces.length > 1) {
-				return;
-			}
-
-			
-			hasAttemptedAutoCreate.current = true;
-			setIsAutoCreating(true);
-
-			try {
-				const newSearchSpace = await createSearchSpace({
-					name: "My Search Space",
-					description: "Your personal search space",
-				});
-				router.replace(`/dashboard/${newSearchSpace.id}/new-chat`);
-			} catch (err) {
-				console.error("Failed to auto-create search space:", err);
-				setIsAutoCreating(false);
-			}
-		};
-
-		handleAutoRedirect();
-	}, [loading, searchSpaces, router, createSearchSpace]);
+		if (searchSpaces.length === 1) {
+			router.replace(`/dashboard/${searchSpaces[0].id}/new-chat`);
+		}
+	}, [loading, searchSpaces, router]);
 
 	// Create user object for UserDropdown
 	const customUser = {
@@ -218,8 +184,8 @@ const DashboardPage = () => {
 		avatar: "/icon-128.png", // Default avatar
 	};
 
-	// Show loading while loading, auto-redirecting (single search space), or auto-creating
-	if (loading || isAutoCreating || (searchSpaces.length === 1 && !error)) return <LoadingScreen />;
+	// Show loading while loading or auto-redirecting (single search space)
+	if (loading || (searchSpaces.length === 1 && !error)) return <LoadingScreen />;
 	if (error) return <ErrorScreen message={error?.message || "Failed to load search spaces"} />;
 
 	const handleDeleteSearchSpace = async (id: number) => {