diff --git a/apps/dashboard/src/middleware.ts b/apps/dashboard/src/middleware.ts
index 1fd94957975..d74965c8a17 100644
--- a/apps/dashboard/src/middleware.ts
+++ b/apps/dashboard/src/middleware.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { getTeams } from "@/api/team";
 import { isLoginRequired } from "@/constants/auth";
 import { COOKIE_ACTIVE_ACCOUNT, COOKIE_PREFIX_TOKEN } from "@/constants/cookie";
 import { type NextRequest, NextResponse } from "next/server";
@@ -93,6 +94,18 @@ export async function middleware(request: NextRequest) {
       return rewrite(request, `/published-contract${pathname}`);
     }
   }
+
+  // redirect /team/~/... to /team/<first_team_slug>/...
+  if (paths[0] === "team" && paths[1] === "~") {
+    // TODO - need an API to get the first team to avoid fetching all teams
+    const teams = await getTeams();
+    const firstTeam = teams[0];
+    if (firstTeam) {
+      const modifiedPaths = [...paths];
+      modifiedPaths[1] = firstTeam.slug;
+      return redirect(request, `/${modifiedPaths.join("/")}`);
+    }
+  }
   // END /<address>/... case
   // all other cases are handled by the file system router so we just fall through
 }