diff --git a/.eslintrc.js b/.eslintrc.js
index 3dddeb8ea5..72ed417d5f 100644
--- a/.eslintrc.js
+++ b/.eslintrc.js
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ module.exports = {
     'plugin:jest/recommended',
     'prettier'
   ],
+  ignorePatterns: [
+    'packages/data-provider/types/**/*',
+  ],
   parser: '@typescript-eslint/parser',
   parserOptions: {
     ecmaVersion: 'latest',
diff --git a/client/src/components/Auth/Login.tsx b/client/src/components/Auth/Login.tsx
index 2999c6a220..5e7562bbcf 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Auth/Login.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/Auth/Login.tsx
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ function Login() {
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (isAuthenticated) {
-      navigate('/chat/new');
+      navigate('/chat/new', { replace: true });
     }
   }, [isAuthenticated, navigate]);
 
diff --git a/client/src/components/Input/SubmitButton.jsx b/client/src/components/Input/SubmitButton.jsx
index 6f80277ff8..44c892d64e 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Input/SubmitButton.jsx
+++ b/client/src/components/Input/SubmitButton.jsx
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ export default function SubmitButton({
   const { getToken } = store.useToken(endpoint);
 
   const isTokenProvided = endpointsConfig?.[endpoint]?.userProvide ? !!getToken() : true;
+  const endpointsToHideSetTokens = new Set(['openAI', 'azureOpenAI', 'bingAI']);
 
   const clickHandler = (e) => {
     e.preventDefault();
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ export default function SubmitButton({
         </div>
       </button>
     );
-  } else if (!isTokenProvided && (endpoint !== 'openAI' || endpoint !== 'azureOpenAI' )) {
+  } else if (!isTokenProvided && (!endpointsToHideSetTokens.has(endpoint))) {
     return (
       <>
         <button
diff --git a/client/src/hooks/AuthContext.tsx b/client/src/hooks/AuthContext.tsx
index be3fc41c32..0ec496fe8a 100644
--- a/client/src/hooks/AuthContext.tsx
+++ b/client/src/hooks/AuthContext.tsx
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ const AuthContextProvider = ({
       setTokenHeader(token);
       setIsAuthenticated(isAuthenticated);
       if (redirect) {
-        navigate(redirect);
+        navigate(redirect, { replace: true });
       }
     },
     [navigate]
@@ -101,7 +101,8 @@ const AuthContextProvider = ({
         setUserContext({ token, isAuthenticated: true, user, redirect: '/chat/new' });
       },
       onError: (error) => {
-        doSetError(error.message);
+        doSetError((error as Error).message);
+        navigate('/login', { replace: true });
       }
     });
   };
@@ -122,7 +123,7 @@ const AuthContextProvider = ({
         });
       },
       onError: (error) => {
-        doSetError(error.message);
+        doSetError((error as Error).message);
       }
     });
   };
@@ -131,9 +132,8 @@ const AuthContextProvider = ({
     if (userQuery.data) {
       setUser(userQuery.data);
     } else if (userQuery.isError) {
-      //@ts-ignore - userQuery.error is of type unknown
-      doSetError(userQuery?.error.message);
-      navigate('/login');
+      doSetError((userQuery?.error as Error).message);
+      navigate('/login', { replace: true });
     }
     if (error && isAuthenticated) {
       doSetError(undefined);
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ const AuthContextProvider = ({
       if (tokenFromCookie) {
         setUserContext({ token: tokenFromCookie, isAuthenticated: true, user: userQuery.data });
       } else {
-        navigate('/login');
+        navigate('/login', { replace: true });
       }
     }
   }, [
diff --git a/client/src/routes/Chat.jsx b/client/src/routes/Chat.jsx
index 9b6cef6d01..0bdf031e46 100644
--- a/client/src/routes/Chat.jsx
+++ b/client/src/routes/Chat.jsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
+import { useAuthContext } from '~/hooks/AuthContext';
 import { useNavigate, useParams } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { useRecoilState, useRecoilValue, useSetRecoilState } from 'recoil';
 
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ import {
 } from '@librechat/data-provider';
 
 export default function Chat() {
+  const { isAuthenticated } = useAuthContext();
   const [shouldNavigate, setShouldNavigate] = useState(true);
   const searchQuery = useRecoilValue(store.searchQuery);
   const [conversation, setConversation] = useRecoilState(store.conversation);
@@ -29,6 +31,18 @@ export default function Chat() {
   const getConversationMutation = useGetConversationByIdMutation(conversationId);
   const { data: config } = useGetStartupConfig();
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    let timeout = setTimeout(() => {
+      if (!isAuthenticated) {
+        navigate('/login', { replace: true });
+      }
+    }, 300)
+
+    return () => {
+      clearTimeout(timeout);
+    }
+  }, [isAuthenticated, navigate]);
+
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!isSubmitting && !shouldNavigate) {
       setShouldNavigate(true);
@@ -41,7 +55,7 @@ export default function Chat() {
     if (conversation === null && conversationId === 'new') {
       newConversation();
       setShouldNavigate(true);
-    } 
+    }
     // No current conversation and conversationId exists
     else if (conversation === null && conversationId) {
       getConversationMutation.mutate(conversationId, {
@@ -53,24 +67,24 @@ export default function Chat() {
         onError: (error) => {
           console.error('Failed to fetch the conversation');
           console.error(error);
-          navigate(`/chat/new`);
+          navigate('/chat/new');
           newConversation();
           setShouldNavigate(true);
         }
       });
       setMessages(null);
-    } 
+    }
     // No current conversation and no conversationId
     else if (conversation === null) {
-      navigate(`/chat/new`);
+      navigate('/chat/new');
       setShouldNavigate(true);
-    } 
+    }
     // Current conversationId is 'search'
     else if (conversation?.conversationId === 'search') {
       navigate(`/search/${searchQuery}`);
       setShouldNavigate(true);
-    } 
-    // Conversation change and isSubmitting 
+    }
+    // Conversation change and isSubmitting
     else if (conversation?.conversationId !== conversationId && isSubmitting) {
       setShouldNavigate(false);
     }
@@ -101,6 +115,10 @@ export default function Chat() {
     }
   }, [messagesQuery.data, messagesQuery.isError, setMessages]);
 
+  if (!isAuthenticated) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
   // if not a conversation
   if (conversation?.conversationId === 'search') return null;
   // if conversationId not match
diff --git a/client/src/routes/Root.jsx b/client/src/routes/Root.jsx
index 31bdae8025..a04403f835 100644
--- a/client/src/routes/Root.jsx
+++ b/client/src/routes/Root.jsx
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export default function Root() {
   const setIsSearchEnabled = useSetRecoilState(store.isSearchEnabled);
   const setEndpointsConfig = useSetRecoilState(store.endpointsConfig);
   const setPresets = useSetRecoilState(store.presets);
-  const { user } = useAuthContext();
+  const { user, isAuthenticated } = useAuthContext();
 
   const searchEnabledQuery = useGetSearchEnabledQuery();
   const endpointsQuery = useGetEndpointsQuery();
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ export default function Root() {
     }
   }, [searchEnabledQuery.data, searchEnabledQuery.isError]);
 
+  if (!isAuthenticated) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
   return (
     <>
       <div className="flex h-screen">
diff --git a/client/src/routes/Search.jsx b/client/src/routes/Search.jsx
index f91e7e224b..3a137c67c7 100644
--- a/client/src/routes/Search.jsx
+++ b/client/src/routes/Search.jsx
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export default function Search() {
         searchPlaceholderConversation();
         setSearchQuery(query);
       } else {
-        navigate(`/chat/new`);
+        navigate('/chat/new');
       }
     } else if (conversation?.conversationId === 'search') {
       // jump to search page
diff --git a/client/src/routes/index.jsx b/client/src/routes/index.jsx
index ffd04cc6b1..d4b236f8aa 100644
--- a/client/src/routes/index.jsx
+++ b/client/src/routes/index.jsx
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ const AuthLayout = () => (
 export const router = createBrowserRouter([
   {
     path: 'register',
-    element: <Registration /> 
+    element: <Registration />
   },
   {
     path: 'forgot-password',
diff --git a/packages/data-provider/src/index.ts b/packages/data-provider/src/index.ts
index 10511d7bef..a292ca23cc 100644
--- a/packages/data-provider/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/data-provider/src/index.ts
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@ export * from './types';
 export * from './react-query-service';
 export * from './headers-helpers';
 export * from './sse.mjs';
-export {default as createPayload} from './createPayload';
\ No newline at end of file
+export { default as createPayload } from './createPayload';
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/data-provider/tsconfig.json b/packages/data-provider/tsconfig.json
index 203cda7ecd..a21afa2b87 100644
--- a/packages/data-provider/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/data-provider/tsconfig.json
@@ -23,5 +23,5 @@
     }
   },
   "exclude": ["node_modules", "dist", "types"],
-  "include": ["src/**/*"]
+  "include": ["src/**/*", "types/index.d.ts"]
 }