diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/index.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/index.js
index d5abefb190..eb5c3e87bd 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/index.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/index.js
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ import {
   PrivacyPolicy,
 } from './util/async-components';
 import { HotKeys } from 'react-hotkeys';
-import { me } from 'flavours/glitch/initial_state';
+import initialState, { me, owner, singleUserMode } from '../../initial_state';
 import { closeOnboarding, INTRODUCTION_VERSION } from 'flavours/glitch/actions/onboarding';
 import { defineMessages, FormattedMessage, injectIntl } from 'react-intl';
 import { Helmet } from 'react-helmet';
@@ -175,6 +175,8 @@ class SwitchingColumnsArea extends React.PureComponent {
       } else {
         redirect = <Redirect from='/' to='/getting-started' exact />;
       }
+    } else if (singleUserMode && owner && initialState?.accounts[owner]) {
+      redirect = <Redirect from='/' to={`/@${initialState.accounts[owner].username}`} exact />;
     } else {
       redirect = <Redirect from='/' to='/explore' exact />;
     }
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/initial_state.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/initial_state.js
index b597ab2c52..ce6bf920c8 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/initial_state.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/initial_state.js
@@ -1,5 +1,44 @@
 // @ts-check
 
+/**
+ * @typedef Emoji
+ * @property {string} shortcode
+ * @property {string} static_url
+ * @property {string} url
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @typedef AccountField
+ * @property {string} name
+ * @property {string} value
+ * @property {string} verified_at
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @typedef Account
+ * @property {string} acct
+ * @property {string} avatar
+ * @property {string} avatar_static
+ * @property {boolean} bot
+ * @property {string} created_at
+ * @property {boolean=} discoverable
+ * @property {string} display_name
+ * @property {Emoji[]} emojis
+ * @property {AccountField[]} fields
+ * @property {number} followers_count
+ * @property {number} following_count
+ * @property {boolean} group
+ * @property {string} header
+ * @property {string} header_static
+ * @property {string} id
+ * @property {string=} last_status_at
+ * @property {boolean} locked
+ * @property {string} note
+ * @property {number} statuses_count
+ * @property {string} url
+ * @property {string} username
+ */
+
 /**
  * @typedef {[code: string, name: string, localName: string]} InitialStateLanguage
  */
@@ -22,11 +61,13 @@
  * @property {string} locale
  * @property {string | null} mascot
  * @property {string=} me
+ * @property {string=} owner
  * @property {boolean} profile_directory
  * @property {boolean} registrations_open
  * @property {boolean} reduce_motion
  * @property {string} repository
  * @property {boolean} search_enabled
+ * @property {boolean} single_user_mode
  * @property {string} source_url
  * @property {string} streaming_api_base_url
  * @property {boolean} timeline_preview
@@ -41,13 +82,14 @@
 
 /**
  * @typedef InitialState
+ * @property {Record<string, Account>} accounts
  * @property {InitialStateLanguage[]} languages
  * @property {InitialStateMeta} meta
  */
 
 const element = document.getElementById('initial-state');
 /** @type {InitialState | undefined} */
-const initialState = element && JSON.parse(element.textContent);
+const initialState = element?.textContent && JSON.parse(element.textContent);
 
 // Glitch-soc-specific “local settings”
 try {
@@ -63,35 +105,38 @@ try {
  */
 const getMeta = (prop) => initialState?.meta && initialState.meta[prop];
 
-export const domain = getMeta('domain');
-export const reduceMotion = getMeta('reduce_motion');
+export const activityApiEnabled = getMeta('activity_api_enabled');
 export const autoPlayGif = getMeta('auto_play_gif');
-export const displayMedia = getMeta('display_media');
-export const expandSpoilers = getMeta('expand_spoilers');
-export const unfollowModal = getMeta('unfollow_modal');
 export const boostModal = getMeta('boost_modal');
+export const cropImages = getMeta('crop_images');
 export const deleteModal = getMeta('delete_modal');
-export const me = getMeta('me');
-export const searchEnabled = getMeta('search_enabled');
-export const maxChars = (initialState && initialState.max_toot_chars) || 500;
+export const disableSwiping = getMeta('disable_swiping');
+export const displayMedia = getMeta('display_media');
+export const domain = getMeta('domain');
+export const expandSpoilers = getMeta('expand_spoilers');
+export const forceSingleColumn = !getMeta('advanced_layout');
 export const limitedFederationMode = getMeta('limited_federation_mode');
+export const mascot = getMeta('mascot');
+export const me = getMeta('me');
+export const owner = getMeta('owner');
+export const profile_directory = getMeta('profile_directory');
+export const reduceMotion = getMeta('reduce_motion');
 export const registrationsOpen = getMeta('registrations_open');
 export const repository = getMeta('repository');
+export const searchEnabled = getMeta('search_enabled');
+export const showTrends = getMeta('trends');
+export const singleUserMode = getMeta('single_user_mode');
 export const source_url = getMeta('source_url');
-export const version = getMeta('version');
-export const mascot = getMeta('mascot');
-export const profile_directory = getMeta('profile_directory');
-export const forceSingleColumn = !getMeta('advanced_layout');
+export const timelinePreview = getMeta('timeline_preview');
+export const title = getMeta('title');
+export const unfollowModal = getMeta('unfollow_modal');
 export const useBlurhash = getMeta('use_blurhash');
 export const usePendingItems = getMeta('use_pending_items');
-export const showTrends = getMeta('trends');
-export const title = getMeta('title');
-export const disableSwiping = getMeta('disable_swiping');
-export const timelinePreview = getMeta('timeline_preview');
-export const activityApiEnabled = getMeta('activity_api_enabled');
+export const version = getMeta('version');
 export const languages = initialState?.languages;
 
 // Glitch-soc-specific settings
+export const maxChars = (initialState && initialState.max_toot_chars) || 500;
 export const favouriteModal = getMeta('favourite_modal');
 export const pollLimits = (initialState && initialState.poll_limits);
 export const defaultContentType = getMeta('default_content_type');