diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/+layout.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/+layout.svelte
index 3d00e8f7..6425b915 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/+layout.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/+layout.svelte
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@
 	const appState = AppStateService.instance;
 	const api = API.instance;
 
+	// debug / dev
+	const isDevelopement = import.meta.env.DEV;
+
 	// local state
 	let loginStatus = AppStateService.LOGIN.UNKNOWN;
 	let installState = AppStateService.INSTALL.UNKNOWN;
@@ -155,7 +158,11 @@
 				console.log(s.loginStatus);
 				console.log('layout: navigating to /dashboard/');
 				// tick fixes weird bug where goto does not work inside this subscribe
-				tick().then(() => goto('/dashboard/'));
+				if (isDevelopement) {
+					console.log('dev: Skipping navigation');
+				} else {
+					tick().then(() => goto('/dashboard/'));
+				}
 				return;
 			}
 		});
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/install/+page.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/install/+page.svelte
index 2eba06b0..14b9f56e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/install/+page.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/install/+page.svelte
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@
 	let installTemplates = false;
 	let templatesError = '';
 
-	// Removed edition detection - single unified installation
+	// dev
+	const isDevelopement = import.meta.env.DEV;
 
 	// initialize theme system
 	onMount(() => {
@@ -60,7 +61,11 @@
 	const isInstalled = appStateService.isInstalled();
 	if (isInstalled || user.role !== 'superadministrator') {
 		console.info('install - navigating to dashboard');
-		goto('/dashboard/');
+		if (isDevelopement) {
+			console.info('Skipping navigation due to development mode');
+		} else {
+			goto('/dashboard/');
+		}
 	}
 
 	const nextStep = () => {