diff --git a/server/src/config/routes.ts b/server/src/config/routes.ts
index ba9158cd5..8707009a8 100644
--- a/server/src/config/routes.ts
+++ b/server/src/config/routes.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ export const setupRoutes = (app: any, controllers: Record<string, any>, services
 	const maintenanceWindowRoutes = new MaintenanceWindowRoutes(controllers.maintenanceWindowController);
 	const queueRoutes = new QueueRoutes(controllers.queueController);
 	const logRoutes = new LogRoutes(controllers.logController);
-	const verifyStatusPageAccess = createVerifyStatusPageAccess(services.statusPagesRepository);
+	const verifyStatusPageAccess = createVerifyStatusPageAccess(services.statusPagesRepository, verifyJWT);
 	const statusPageRoutes = new StatusPageRoutes(controllers.statusPageController, verifyJWT, verifyStatusPageAccess);
 	const notificationRoutes = new NotificationRoutes(controllers.notificationController);
 	const diagnosticRoutes = new DiagnosticRoutes(controllers.diagnosticController, verifyJWT);
diff --git a/server/src/middleware/verifyStatusPageAccess.ts b/server/src/middleware/verifyStatusPageAccess.ts
index 6dbf9ba72..7f8d8baba 100644
--- a/server/src/middleware/verifyStatusPageAccess.ts
+++ b/server/src/middleware/verifyStatusPageAccess.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-import { NextFunction, Request, Response } from "express";
+import { NextFunction, Request, RequestHandler, Response } from "express";
 import { IStatusPagesRepository } from "@/repositories/index.js";
 import { AppError } from "@/utils/AppError.js";
 
-export const createVerifyStatusPageAccess = (statusPagesRepository: IStatusPagesRepository) => {
+export const createVerifyStatusPageAccess = (statusPagesRepository: IStatusPagesRepository, verifyJWT: RequestHandler) => {
 	return async (req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction) => {
 		try {
 			const url = req.params.url;
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ export const createVerifyStatusPageAccess = (statusPagesRepository: IStatusPages
 			}
 			const statusPage = await statusPagesRepository.findByUrl(url);
 			if (statusPage.isPublished) {
-				next(); // Published — proceed to controller (no JWT)
+				next(); // Published — no auth needed
 			} else {
-				next("route"); // Unpublished — skip to next route (which has verifyJWT)
+				verifyJWT(req, res, next); // Unpublished — require JWT
 			}
 		} catch (error) {
 			next(error);
diff --git a/server/src/routes/statusPageRoute.ts b/server/src/routes/statusPageRoute.ts
index ca917af2a..a53aa04d9 100755
--- a/server/src/routes/statusPageRoute.ts
+++ b/server/src/routes/statusPageRoute.ts
@@ -18,10 +18,7 @@ class StatusPageRoutes {
 		this.router.post("/", upload.single("logo"), verifyJWT, this.statusPageController.createStatusPage);
 		this.router.put("/:id", upload.single("logo"), verifyJWT, this.statusPageController.updateStatusPage);
 
-		// Route 1: published pages — no JWT
 		this.router.get("/:url", verifyStatusPageAccess, this.statusPageController.getStatusPageByUrl);
-		// Route 2: unpublished pages — JWT required (reached via next("route"))
-		this.router.get("/:url", verifyJWT, this.statusPageController.getStatusPageByUrl);
 		this.router.delete("/:id", verifyJWT, this.statusPageController.deleteStatusPage);
 	}