diff --git a/middleware.ts b/middleware.ts
index 47b4692..769fbb7 100644
--- a/middleware.ts
+++ b/middleware.ts
@@ -6,5 +6,8 @@ export default createMiddleware({
 });
  
 export const config = {
-  matcher: ['/', '/(de|en)/:path*']
+  // Match all pathnames except for
+  // - … if they start with `/api`, `/_next` or `/_vercel`
+  // - … the ones containing a dot (e.g. `favicon.ico`)
+  matcher: ['/((?!api|_next|_vercel|.*\\..*).*)']
 };
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