diff --git a/public/_redirects b/public/_redirects
index e31815fc..3b2133ec 100644
--- a/public/_redirects
+++ b/public/_redirects
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
-/config /#/config 302
 /* /?helia-sw=/:splat 302
diff --git a/src/app.tsx b/src/app.tsx
index f35c2259..a1c1775c 100644
--- a/src/app.tsx
+++ b/src/app.tsx
@@ -8,13 +8,19 @@ import RedirectPage from './redirectPage.tsx'
 
 function App (): JSX.Element {
   const { isConfigExpanded, setConfigExpanded } = useContext(ConfigContext)
+  const isRequestToViewConfigPage = isConfigPage(window.location.hash)
+  const isSubdomainRender = isPathOrSubdomainRequest(window.location)
+
+  if (isRequestToViewConfigPage) {
+    if (isSubdomainRender) {
+      return <RedirectPage />
+    }
 
-  if (isConfigPage()) {
     setConfigExpanded(true)
     return <Config />
   }
 
-  if (isPathOrSubdomainRequest(window.location)) {
+  if (isSubdomainRender) {
     return (<RedirectPage />)
   }
 
diff --git a/src/components/config.tsx b/src/components/config.tsx
index 9775863c..80a0ed50 100644
--- a/src/components/config.tsx
+++ b/src/components/config.tsx
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ export default (): JSX.Element | null => {
       return
     }
     // we get the iframe origin from a query parameter called 'origin', if this is loaded in an iframe
-    // TODO: why we need this origin here? where is targetOrigin used?
     const targetOrigin = decodeURIComponent(window.location.hash.split('@origin=')[1])
     const config = await getConfig()
     trace('config-page: postMessage config to origin ', config, origin)
diff --git a/src/context/config-context.tsx b/src/context/config-context.tsx
index 81617063..a3237a1d 100644
--- a/src/context/config-context.tsx
+++ b/src/context/config-context.tsx
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export const ConfigContext = createContext({
 
 export const ConfigProvider = ({ children, expanded = isLoadedInIframe }: { children: JSX.Element[] | JSX.Element, expanded?: boolean }): JSX.Element => {
   const [isConfigExpanded, setConfigExpanded] = useState(expanded)
-  const isExplicitlyLoadedConfigPage = isConfigPage()
+  const isExplicitlyLoadedConfigPage = isConfigPage(window.location.hash)
 
   const setConfigExpandedWrapped = (value: boolean): void => {
     if (isLoadedInIframe || isExplicitlyLoadedConfigPage) {
diff --git a/src/index.tsx b/src/index.tsx
index fc14ec36..d353d095 100644
--- a/src/index.tsx
+++ b/src/index.tsx
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ const root = ReactDOMClient.createRoot(container)
 root.render(
   <React.StrictMode>
     <ServiceWorkerProvider>
-      <ConfigProvider expanded={isConfigPage()}>
+      <ConfigProvider expanded={isConfigPage(window.location.hash)}>
           <App />
       </ConfigProvider>
     </ServiceWorkerProvider>
diff --git a/src/lib/is-config-page.ts b/src/lib/is-config-page.ts
index a152e98d..1167292a 100644
--- a/src/lib/is-config-page.ts
+++ b/src/lib/is-config-page.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-export function isConfigPage (): boolean {
-  const isConfigPathname = window.location.pathname === '/config'
-  const isConfigHashPath = window.location.hash.startsWith('#/config') // needed for _redirects and IPFS hosted sw gateways
-  return isConfigPathname || isConfigHashPath
+export function isConfigPage (hash: string): boolean {
+  const isConfigHashPath = hash.startsWith('#/ipfs-sw-config') // needed for _redirects and IPFS hosted sw gateways
+  return isConfigHashPath
 }
diff --git a/src/redirectPage.tsx b/src/redirectPage.tsx
index 4970a7ac..e669f299 100644
--- a/src/redirectPage.tsx
+++ b/src/redirectPage.tsx
@@ -4,13 +4,14 @@ import { ServiceWorkerContext } from './context/service-worker-context.tsx'
 import { HeliaServiceWorkerCommsChannel } from './lib/channel.ts'
 import { setConfig, type ConfigDb } from './lib/config-db.ts'
 import { getSubdomainParts } from './lib/get-subdomain-parts'
+import { isConfigPage } from './lib/is-config-page'
 import { error, trace } from './lib/logger.ts'
 
 const ConfigIframe = (): JSX.Element => {
   const { parentDomain } = getSubdomainParts(window.location.href)
 
   const portString = window.location.port === '' ? '' : `:${window.location.port}`
-  const iframeSrc = `${window.location.protocol}//${parentDomain}${portString}#/config@origin=${encodeURIComponent(window.location.origin)}`
+  const iframeSrc = `${window.location.protocol}//${parentDomain}${portString}#/ipfs-sw-config@origin=${encodeURIComponent(window.location.origin)}`
 
   return (
     <iframe id="redirect-config-iframe" src={iframeSrc} style={{ width: '100vw', height: '100vh', border: 'none' }} />
@@ -55,11 +56,16 @@ export default function RedirectPage (): JSX.Element {
     }
   }, [])
 
+  let reloadUrl = window.location.href
+  if (isConfigPage(window.location.hash)) {
+    reloadUrl = window.location.href.replace('#/ipfs-sw-config', '')
+  }
+
   const displayString = useMemo(() => {
     if (!isServiceWorkerRegistered) {
       return 'Registering Helia service worker...'
     }
-    if (isAutoReloadEnabled) {
+    if (isAutoReloadEnabled && !isConfigPage(window.location.hash)) {
       return 'Redirecting you because Auto Reload is enabled.'
     }
 
@@ -67,7 +73,7 @@ export default function RedirectPage (): JSX.Element {
   }, [isAutoReloadEnabled, isServiceWorkerRegistered])
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (isAutoReloadEnabled && isServiceWorkerRegistered) {
+    if (isAutoReloadEnabled && isServiceWorkerRegistered && !isConfigPage(window.location.hash)) {
       window.location.reload()
     }
   }, [isAutoReloadEnabled, isServiceWorkerRegistered])
@@ -76,7 +82,7 @@ export default function RedirectPage (): JSX.Element {
     <div className="redirect-page">
       <div className="pa4-l mw7 mv5 center pa4">
         <h3 className="">{displayString}</h3>
-        <ServiceWorkerReadyButton id="load-content" label='Load content' waitingLabel='Waiting for service worker registration...' onClick={() => { window.location.reload() }} />
+        <ServiceWorkerReadyButton id="load-content" label='Load content' waitingLabel='Waiting for service worker registration...' onClick={() => { window.location.href = reloadUrl }} />
       </div>
       <ConfigIframe />
     </div>
diff --git a/src/sw.ts b/src/sw.ts
index 365718e2..029a48e2 100644
--- a/src/sw.ts
+++ b/src/sw.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { HeliaServiceWorkerCommsChannel, type ChannelMessage } from './lib/chann
 import { getConfig } from './lib/config-db.ts'
 import { contentTypeParser } from './lib/content-type-parser.ts'
 import { getSubdomainParts } from './lib/get-subdomain-parts.ts'
+import { isConfigPage } from './lib/is-config-page.ts'
 import { error, log, trace } from './lib/logger.ts'
 import { findOriginIsolationRedirect } from './lib/path-or-subdomain.ts'
 
@@ -52,11 +53,11 @@ const updateVerifiedFetch = async (): Promise<void> => {
 self.addEventListener('install', (event) => {
   // 👇 When a new version of the SW is installed, activate immediately
   void self.skipWaiting()
-  // ensure verifiedFetch is ready for use
-  event.waitUntil(updateVerifiedFetch())
 })
 
 self.addEventListener('activate', (event) => {
+  // ensure verifiedFetch is ready for use
+  event.waitUntil(updateVerifiedFetch())
   /**
    * 👇 Claim all clients immediately. This handles the case when subdomain is
    * loaded for the first time, and config is updated and then a pre-fetch is
@@ -85,7 +86,11 @@ self.addEventListener('fetch', (event) => {
   const urlString = request.url
   const url = new URL(urlString)
 
-  if (!isValidRequestForSW(event)) {
+  if (isConfigPageRequest(url) || isSwAssetRequest(event)) {
+    // get the assets from the server
+    trace('helia-sw: config page or js asset request, ignoring ', urlString)
+    return
+  } else if (!isValidRequestForSW(event)) {
     trace('helia-sw: not a valid request for helia-sw, ignoring ', urlString)
     return
   } else {
@@ -134,6 +139,10 @@ function isSubdomainRequest (event: FetchEvent): boolean {
   return id != null && protocol != null
 }
 
+function isConfigPageRequest (url: URL): boolean {
+  return isConfigPage(url.hash)
+}
+
 function isValidRequestForSW (event: FetchEvent): boolean {
   return isSubdomainRequest(event) || isRootRequestForContent(event)
 }
@@ -163,6 +172,11 @@ function getVerifiedFetchUrl ({ protocol, id, path }: GetVerifiedFetchUrlOptions
   return `${namespaceString}://${pathRootString}/${contentPath}`
 }
 
+function isSwAssetRequest (event: FetchEvent): boolean {
+  const isActualSwAsset = /^.+\/(?:ipfs-sw-).+\.js$/.test(event.request.url)
+  return isActualSwAsset
+}
+
 async function fetchHandler ({ path, request }: FetchHandlerArg): Promise<Response> {
   /**
    * > Any global variables you set will be lost if the service worker shuts down.