diff --git a/src/main.js b/src/main.js
index 95e6577..3bcc429 100644
--- a/src/main.js
+++ b/src/main.js
@@ -1,6 +1,25 @@
 import Vue from 'vue';
 import router from './router';
 import store from './store';
+import { isAuthenticated } from './lib/authentication';
+
+// pre-route auth checking
+router.beforeEach((to, from, next) => {
+  // check if any of the matched routes require authentication
+  if (to.matched.some(record => record.meta.requiresAuthentication)) {
+    return isAuthenticated().then((user) => {
+      // if user is authenticated, continue
+      if (user) return next();
+
+      // otherwise, redirect to login, preserving the requested route
+      const { name, fullPath } = to;
+      const query = (name !== undefined) ? { redirect: name } : { prev: fullPath };
+      return next({ name: 'login', query });
+    });
+  }
+
+  return next();
+});
 
 const app = new Vue({
   router,
diff --git a/src/router.js b/src/router.js
index ab5cd39..ceb8f79 100644
--- a/src/router.js
+++ b/src/router.js
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ import Customers from './pages/Customers.vue';
 import Orders from './pages/Orders.vue';
 import About from './pages/About.vue';
 
-import { isAuthenticated } from './lib/authentication';
-
 Vue.use(VueRouter);
 
 const routes = [{
@@ -48,21 +46,4 @@ const router = new VueRouter({
   routes,
 });
 
-router.beforeEach((to, from, next) => {
-  // check if any of the matched routes require authentication
-  if (to.matched.some(record => record.meta.requiresAuthentication)) {
-    return isAuthenticated().then((user) => {
-      // if user is authenticated, continue
-      if (user) return next();
-
-      // otherwise, redirect to login, preserving the requested route
-      const { name, fullPath } = to;
-      const query = (name !== undefined) ? { redirect: name } : { prev: fullPath };
-      return next({ name: 'login', query });
-    });
-  }
-
-  return next();
-});
-
 export default router;