diff --git a/app/curator/specials/[id]/page.tsx b/app/curator/specials/[id]/page.tsx
index f95c81b..353b1bd 100644
--- a/app/curator/specials/[id]/page.tsx
+++ b/app/curator/specials/[id]/page.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 'use client';
 
+export const dynamic = 'force-dynamic';
+
 import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
 import { useParams, useRouter, usePathname } from 'next/navigation';
 import { useLocale, useTranslations } from 'next-intl';
diff --git a/app/curator/specials/page.tsx b/app/curator/specials/page.tsx
index f5f2163..eded37e 100644
--- a/app/curator/specials/page.tsx
+++ b/app/curator/specials/page.tsx
@@ -1,161 +1,13 @@
 'use client';
 
-import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
-import { useLocale, useTranslations } from 'next-intl';
-import { Link } from '@/lib/navigation';
-import { getCuratorAuthHeaders } from '@/lib/curatorAuth';
-import HelpTooltip from '@/components/HelpTooltip';
+// Root /curator/specials route without locale:
+// redirect users to the default English locale version.
 
-type LocalizedString = string | { de: string; en: string };
-
-interface CuratorSpecialSummary {
-    id: number;
-    name: LocalizedString;
-    songCount: number;
-}
+import { redirect } from 'next/navigation';
 
 export default function CuratorSpecialsPage() {
-    const t = useTranslations('Curator');
-    const tHelp = useTranslations('CuratorHelp');
-    const locale = useLocale();
-    const [specials, setSpecials] = useState<CuratorSpecialSummary[]>([]);
-    const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true);
-    const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
-
-    useEffect(() => {
-        const fetchSpecials = async () => {
-            try {
-                setLoading(true);
-                const res = await fetch('/api/curator/specials', {
-                    headers: getCuratorAuthHeaders(),
-                });
-                if (res.ok) {
-                    const data = await res.json();
-                    setSpecials(data);
-                } else if (res.status === 403) {
-                    setError(t('noSpecialPermissions'));
-                } else {
-                    setError('Failed to load specials');
-                }
-            } catch (e) {
-                setError('Failed to load specials');
-            } finally {
-                setLoading(false);
-            }
-        };
-
-        fetchSpecials();
-    }, [t]);
-
-    if (loading) {
-        return (
-            <div style={{ padding: '2rem', textAlign: 'center' }}>
-                <p>{t('loadingData')}</p>
-            </div>
-        );
-    }
-
-    if (error) {
-        return (
-            <div style={{ padding: '2rem', textAlign: 'center' }}>
-                <p>{error}</p>
-            </div>
-        );
-    }
-
-    if (specials.length === 0) {
-        return (
-            <div style={{ padding: '2rem', textAlign: 'center' }}>
-                <p>{t('noSpecialsInScope')}</p>
-                <div style={{ marginTop: '1.5rem' }}>
-                    <Link
-                        href="/curator"
-                        style={{
-                            padding: '0.5rem 1rem',
-                            background: '#e5e7eb',
-                            borderRadius: '0.5rem',
-                            textDecoration: 'none',
-                            color: '#111827',
-                            fontSize: '0.9rem',
-                        }}
-                    >
-                        {t('backToDashboard')}
-                    </Link>
-                </div>
-            </div>
-        );
-    }
-
-    const resolveLocalized = (value: LocalizedString, locale: string): string => {
-        if (!value) return '';
-        if (typeof value === 'string') return value;
-        const loc = locale === 'de' || locale === 'en' ? locale : 'en';
-        return value[loc] ?? value.en ?? value.de;
-    };
-
-    return (
-        <div style={{ padding: '2rem', maxWidth: '900px', margin: '0 auto' }}>
-            <div style={{ display: 'flex', justifyContent: 'space-between', alignItems: 'center', marginBottom: '1.5rem' }}>
-                <div style={{ display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center', gap: '0.5rem' }}>
-                    <h1 style={{ fontSize: '2rem', fontWeight: 'bold' }}>
-                        {t('curateSpecialsTitle')}
-                    </h1>
-                    <HelpTooltip
-                        shortText={tHelp('tooltipCurateSpecialsShort')}
-                        longText={tHelp('tooltipCurateSpecialsLong')}
-                        position="bottom"
-                    />
-                </div>
-                <Link
-                    href="/curator"
-                    style={{
-                        padding: '0.5rem 1rem',
-                        background: '#e5e7eb',
-                        borderRadius: '0.5rem',
-                        textDecoration: 'none',
-                        color: '#111827',
-                        fontSize: '0.9rem',
-                    }}
-                >
-                    {t('backToDashboard')}
-                </Link>
-            </div>
-            <p style={{ marginBottom: '1.5rem', color: '#4b5563' }}>
-                {t('curateSpecialsDescription')}
-            </p>
-            <div style={{ display: 'grid', gridTemplateColumns: 'repeat(auto-fill, minmax(260px, 1fr))', gap: '1rem' }}>
-                {specials.map(special => (
-                    <Link
-                        key={special.id}
-                        href={`/curator/specials/${special.id}`}
-                        style={{
-                            padding: '1rem',
-                            borderRadius: '0.75rem',
-                            border: '1px solid #e5e7eb',
-                            background: 'white',
-                            display: 'flex',
-                            flexDirection: 'column',
-                            justifyContent: 'space-between',
-                            textDecoration: 'none',
-                            color: 'inherit',
-                        }}
-                    >
-                        <div>
-                            <h2 style={{ fontSize: '1.1rem', fontWeight: 600, marginBottom: '0.25rem' }}>
-                                {resolveLocalized(special.name, String(locale))}
-                            </h2>
-                            <p style={{ fontSize: '0.875rem', color: '#6b7280' }}>
-                                {t('curateSpecialSongCount', { count: special.songCount })}
-                            </p>
-                        </div>
-                        <div style={{ marginTop: '0.75rem', textAlign: 'right', fontSize: '0.875rem', color: '#4f46e5' }}>
-                            {t('curateSpecialOpen')}
-                        </div>
-                    </Link>
-                ))}
-            </div>
-        </div>
-    );
+    redirect('/en/curator/specials');
 }
 
 
+