diff --git a/src/routes/profile/create/+page.ts b/src/routes/profile/create/+page.ts
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+import {redirect} from '@sveltejs/kit';
+import type {PageLoad} from './$types';
+
+export const load: PageLoad = async ({parent, url}) => {
+	// the user has already done initial setup - go back to the normal profile
+	const parentData = await parent();
+	if (parentData.user && parentData.user.name) {
+		throw redirect(302, '/profile');
+	}
+};