diff --git a/src/routes/callback/index.tsx b/src/routes/callback/index.tsx
index 5ebbeb9..85491a8 100644
--- a/src/routes/callback/index.tsx
+++ b/src/routes/callback/index.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 import { createFileRoute, useNavigate } from "@tanstack/react-router";
+import { useEffect } from "react";
+
+import { useAuth } from "~/providers/UnifiedAuthProvider";
 
 export const Route = createFileRoute("/callback/")({
   component: RouteComponent,
@@ -6,8 +9,28 @@ export const Route = createFileRoute("/callback/")({
 
 function RouteComponent() {
   const navigate = useNavigate();
-  const redirectPath = sessionStorage.getItem("postLoginRedirect") || "/";
-  navigate({ to: redirectPath });
-  sessionStorage.removeItem("postLoginRedirect");
-  return <div>Hello "/callback/"!</div>;
+  const { status } = useAuth();
+
+  // bug: tanstack router after commit 8ffb94077b6bee832565fa60357be6504e1809d8
+  // cant handle synchronoous navigation (url change works, actual router doesnt)
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (status === "loading") return;
+
+    // const redirectPath = sessionStorage.getItem("postLoginRedirect");
+    sessionStorage.removeItem("postLoginRedirect");
+
+    // hardcoded assumption that all logins go through the settings page
+    // related bug: useAuth status initially reports signedOut on callback route auth initialization
+    navigate({ to: "/settings" });
+
+    // not needed yet
+    // const [path, query] = (redirectPath ?? "/").split("?");
+    // const search = query
+    //   ? Object.fromEntries(new URLSearchParams(query))
+    //   : undefined;
+    // navigate({ to: path || "/", search });
+    return
+  }, [status, navigate]);
+
+  return <div>Signing you in...</div>;
 }