diff --git a/apps/forum/src/components/App.tsx b/apps/forum/src/components/App.tsx
index d048eb27..4d2f27c4 100644
--- a/apps/forum/src/components/App.tsx
+++ b/apps/forum/src/components/App.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import React, { useEffect, useState } from "react";
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 import {
+  HashRouter,
   BrowserRouter,
   Routes,
   Route,
@@ -24,9 +25,9 @@ import FilterAltIcon from "@mui/icons-material/FilterAlt";
 const App = () => {
   return (
     <div className="flex flex-col h-screen">
-      <BrowserRouter>
+      <HashRouter>
         <InnerApp />
-      </BrowserRouter>
+      </HashRouter>
     </div>
   );
 };
@@ -53,11 +54,11 @@ const InnerApp = () => {
   const [filterButtonClicked, setFilterButtonClicked] = useState(false);
 
   const isThreadRoute =
-    location.pathname.includes("forum/") &&
+    location.pathname.includes("forum#/") &&
     location.pathname.split("/").length === 4;
 
   const handleReset = () => {
-    navigate("/forum");
+    navigate("/");
     setRefresh(!refresh);
   };
 
@@ -123,7 +124,7 @@ const InnerApp = () => {
           </div>
           {!isThreadRoute && (
             <button
-              className="filterButton p-2 bg-light-main dark:bg-dark-main text-white rounded-full "
+              className="filterButton p-2 bg-light-main dark:bg-dark-main text-white rounded-full"
               onClick={handleFilterButtonClick}
             >
               <FilterAltIcon style={{ fontSize: "35px" }} />
@@ -147,13 +148,13 @@ const InnerApp = () => {
             <Routes>
               <Route
                 element={<Board triggerRefresh={refresh} setBoard={setBoard} />}
-                path="forum"
+                path="/"
               />
               <Route
                 element={<Board triggerRefresh={refresh} setBoard={setBoard} />}
-                path="forum/:boardSlug"
+                path="/:boardSlug"
               />
-              <Route element={<Thread />} path="forum/:boardSlug/:threadUuid" />
+              <Route element={<Thread />} path="/:boardSlug/:threadUuid" />
               <Route element={<NotFound />} path="*" />
             </Routes>
           </div>
@@ -167,3 +168,5 @@ const InnerApp = () => {
     </>
   );
 };
+
+// prevenging empty pushes
diff --git a/apps/forum/src/components/BoardMenu.tsx b/apps/forum/src/components/BoardMenu.tsx
index 9a5264c2..2d3757f1 100644
--- a/apps/forum/src/components/BoardMenu.tsx
+++ b/apps/forum/src/components/BoardMenu.tsx
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ const BoardMenu = () => {
           >
             {/* <span className="text-left list-inside list-disc">•</span> */}
             <div className="text-left cursor-pointer border p-2 rounded-lg gap-2">
-              <Link to={`forum/${board.slug}`} className="text-xl lg:text-2xl">
+              <Link to={`/${board.slug}`} className="text-xl lg:text-2xl">
                 {board.title}
               </Link>
             </div>
diff --git a/apps/forum/src/components/ThreadBlock.tsx b/apps/forum/src/components/ThreadBlock.tsx
index cb76eafe..eb46576e 100644
--- a/apps/forum/src/components/ThreadBlock.tsx
+++ b/apps/forum/src/components/ThreadBlock.tsx
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ const ThreadBlock = ({ isPreview, fromRoot, thread, onDelete }: Props) => {
   };
 
   const handleShare = () => {
-    const url = `${window.location.origin}/forum/${thread.board_id}/${thread.thread_id}`;
+    const url = `${window.location.origin}/forum#/${thread.board_id}/${thread.thread_id}`;
 
     navigator.clipboard.writeText(url).then(
       () => {
diff --git a/apps/forum/src/styles/main.css b/apps/forum/src/styles/main.css
index 213d5479..044dfd63 100644
--- a/apps/forum/src/styles/main.css
+++ b/apps/forum/src/styles/main.css
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@
   position: absolute;
   bottom: 10%;
   right: 5%;
-  z-index: 50;
 }
 
 .filterModal {
diff --git a/apps/root/src/index.html b/apps/root/src/index.html
index d87d1a0d..622c6488 100644
--- a/apps/root/src/index.html
+++ b/apps/root/src/index.html
@@ -135,12 +135,12 @@
           <route path="forum">
             <application name="@wasedatime/forum"></application>
           </route>
-          <route path="forum/:boardSlug">
+          <!-- <route path="forum/:boardSlug">
             <application name="@wasedatime/forum"></application>
           </route>
           <route path="forum/:boardSlug/:threadUuid">
             <application name="@wasedatime/forum"></application>
-          </route>
+          </route> -->
           <!-- <route path="career">
             <application name="@wasedatime/career"></application>
           </route> -->