diff --git a/lib/main.dart b/lib/main.dart
index ca0445b..3da5d28 100644
--- a/lib/main.dart
+++ b/lib/main.dart
@@ -92,6 +92,15 @@ class DeFlockApp extends StatelessWidget {
         '/settings/release-notes': (context) => const ReleaseNotesScreen(),
       },
       initialRoute: '/',
+      onUnknownRoute: (settings) {
+        // Handle deep link routes that Flutter tries to process before app_links
+        // This catches routes like "/?id=13939398601" from "deflockapp://node?id=13939398601"
+        debugPrint('[Navigation] Unknown route intercepted: ${settings.name} (likely deep link, will be handled by DeepLinkService)');
+        return MaterialPageRoute(
+          settings: settings,
+          builder: (_) => const HomeScreen(),
+        );
+      },
 
     );
   }