diff --git a/next.config.js b/next.config.js
index 41783661..e4d39424 100644
--- a/next.config.js
+++ b/next.config.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ const withNextIntl = createNextIntlPlugin('./src/app/[locale]/i18n.ts');
 const nextConfig = {
   assetPrefix:
     (process.env.VERCEL_ENV && process.env.VERCEL_ENV !== 'production'
-      ? process.env.VERCEL_URL
+      ? `https://${process.env.VERCEL_URL}`
       : process.env.NEXUS_HOST) || 'https://nyx.dreampip.com',
   transpilePackages: ['next-auth'],
   images: {
diff --git a/src/middleware.ts b/src/middleware.ts
index bd70a4df..fb11cd2f 100644
--- a/src/middleware.ts
+++ b/src/middleware.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@ export const config = {
 const blocklist = ['_next'];
 
 export default async function middleware(request: NextRequest) {
-  if (blocklist.some((pattern) => request?.nextUrl?.pathname?.includes(pattern))) {
+  const url = request?.nextUrl?.pathname
+  if (blocklist.some((pattern) => url?.includes(pattern))) {
+    console.log("--- PATTERN BOCKED: ---", url)
     return NextResponse.next();
   }
   // if a response is returned, return it otherwise call `next()`