diff --git a/src/pages/profile/index.tsx b/src/pages/profile/index.tsx
index ca942cf..56758a6 100644
--- a/src/pages/profile/index.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/profile/index.tsx
@@ -14,17 +14,11 @@ import {
   useNDKContext,
   useNSFWList
 } from 'hooks'
-import { kinds, nip19, UnsignedEvent } from 'nostr-tools'
+import { kinds, UnsignedEvent } from 'nostr-tools'
 import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react'
-import {
-  useParams,
-  Navigate,
-  Link,
-  useLoaderData,
-  useNavigation
-} from 'react-router-dom'
+import { Link, useLoaderData, useNavigation } from 'react-router-dom'
 import { toast } from 'react-toastify'
-import { appRoutes, getProfilePageRoute } from 'routes'
+import { appRoutes } from 'routes'
 import {
   BlogCardDetails,
   FilterOptions,
@@ -38,8 +32,6 @@ import {
   copyTextToClipboard,
   DEFAULT_FILTER_OPTIONS,
   extractBlogCardDetails,
-  log,
-  LogType,
   now,
   npubToHex,
   scrollIntoView,
@@ -52,23 +44,11 @@ import { BlogCard } from 'components/BlogCard'
 
 export const ProfilePage = () => {
   const {
+    profilePubkey,
     profile,
     isBlocked: _isBlocked,
     isOwnProfile
   } = useLoaderData() as ProfilePageLoaderResult
-  // Try to decode nprofile parameter
-  const { nprofile } = useParams()
-  let profilePubkey: string | undefined
-  try {
-    const value = nprofile
-      ? nip19.decode(nprofile as `nprofile1${string}`)
-      : undefined
-    profilePubkey = value?.data.pubkey
-  } catch (error) {
-    // Silently ignore and redirect to home or logged in user
-    log(true, LogType.Error, 'Failed to decode nprofile.', error)
-  }
-
   const scrollTargetRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null)
   const { ndk, publish, fetchEventFromUserRelays, fetchMods } = useNDKContext()
   const userState = useAppSelector((state) => state.user)
@@ -292,22 +272,6 @@ export const ProfilePage = () => {
     profilePubkey
   )
 
-  // Redirect route
-  let profileRoute = appRoutes.home
-  if (!nprofile && userState.auth && userState.user) {
-    // Redirect to user's profile is no profile is linked
-    const userHexKey = npubToHex(userState.user.npub as string)
-
-    if (userHexKey) {
-      profileRoute = getProfilePageRoute(
-        nip19.nprofileEncode({
-          pubkey: userHexKey
-        })
-      )
-    }
-  }
-  if (!profilePubkey) return <Navigate to={profileRoute} replace={true} />
-
   return (
     <div className='InnerBodyMain'>
       <div className='ContainerMain'>
diff --git a/src/pages/profile/loader.ts b/src/pages/profile/loader.ts
index aecb15d..f3ac4c0 100644
--- a/src/pages/profile/loader.ts
+++ b/src/pages/profile/loader.ts
@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@ import { LoaderFunctionArgs, redirect } from 'react-router-dom'
 import { appRoutes, getProfilePageRoute } from 'routes'
 import { store } from 'store'
 import { MuteLists, UserProfile } from 'types'
-import { log, LogType } from 'utils'
+import { log, LogType, npubToHex } from 'utils'
 
 export interface ProfilePageLoaderResult {
+  profilePubkey: string
   profile: UserProfile
   isBlocked: boolean
   isOwnProfile: boolean
@@ -24,10 +25,25 @@ export const profileRouteLoader =
     const { nprofile } = params
     let profilePubkey: string | undefined
     try {
-      const value = nprofile
-        ? nip19.decode(nprofile as `nprofile1${string}`)
-        : undefined
-      profilePubkey = value?.data.pubkey
+      // Decode if it starts with nprofile1
+      if (nprofile?.startsWith('nprofile1')) {
+        const value = nprofile
+          ? nip19.decode(nprofile as `nprofile1${string}`)
+          : undefined
+        profilePubkey = value?.data.pubkey
+      } else if (nprofile?.startsWith('npub1')) {
+        // Try to get hex from the npub and encode it to nprofile
+        const value = npubToHex(nprofile)
+        if (value) {
+          return redirect(
+            getProfilePageRoute(
+              nip19.nprofileEncode({
+                pubkey: value
+              })
+            )
+          )
+        }
+      }
     } catch (error) {
       // Silently ignore and redirect to home or logged in user
       log(true, LogType.Error, 'Failed to decode nprofile.', error)
@@ -57,6 +73,7 @@ export const profileRouteLoader =
 
     // Empty result
     const result: ProfilePageLoaderResult = {
+      profilePubkey: profilePubkey,
       profile: {},
       isBlocked: false,
       isOwnProfile: false,