diff --git a/apps/connect/src/main.tsx b/apps/connect/src/main.tsx
index c735afa22..3c89545ed 100644
--- a/apps/connect/src/main.tsx
+++ b/apps/connect/src/main.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import theme from "./theme/portal.ts";
 import Background from "./components/atoms/Background.tsx";
 import App from "./App.tsx";
 
-if (redirects) {
+if (redirects && redirects?.source?.length > 0) {
   const matcher = new RegExp(redirects.source.join("|"));
   if (matcher.test(window.location.hash)) {
     window.location.href = `${redirects.target}${window.location.hash}`;
diff --git a/apps/connect/vite.config.ts b/apps/connect/vite.config.ts
index 2960f5721..062fc842d 100644
--- a/apps/connect/vite.config.ts
+++ b/apps/connect/vite.config.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ const MAINNET_RPCS =  {
 export default defineConfig({
   base: process.env.PUBLIC_URL || '',
   define: {
+    redirects: {},
     wormholeConnectConfig: {
       env: process.env.VITE_APP_CLUSTER || 'mainnet',
       ...(process.env.VITE_APP_CLUSTER === 'mainnet' ? MAINNET_RPCS : {}),