diff --git a/pluralityspace/urls.py b/pluralityspace/urls.py
index 3dee8d3..fb2bc6b 100644
--- a/pluralityspace/urls.py
+++ b/pluralityspace/urls.py
@@ -14,9 +14,13 @@ Including another URLconf
     2. Add a URL to urlpatterns:  path('blog/', include('blog.urls'))
 """
 from django.contrib import admin
+from django.shortcuts import redirect
 from django.urls import include, path
 
 urlpatterns = [
     path('profiles/', include('profiles.urls')),
     path('admin/', admin.site.urls),
+
+    # TODO temporarily: just redirect / to /profiles/
+    path('', lambda request: redirect('profiles/', permanent=False)),
 ]