diff --git a/app/Http/Middleware/MigrationLookup.php b/app/Http/Middleware/MigrationLookup.php
index 550709650b..aacc21abc0 100644
--- a/app/Http/Middleware/MigrationLookup.php
+++ b/app/Http/Middleware/MigrationLookup.php
@@ -21,10 +21,21 @@ class MigrationLookup
             return $next($request);
         }
 
-        if ($guard == 'user') {
-            
-        }
 
-        return $next($request);
+                //need to wrap an additional block over this to funnel users in a particular range
+
+                if ($guard == 'user') {
+                    
+                    if(request()->is('migration/*') || request()->is('settings/*')) {
+
+                        return $next($request);
+
+                    }
+
+
+                }
+
+                return redirect('/settings/account_management');
+
     }
 }
diff --git a/routes/web.php b/routes/web.php
index 77fa114091..38c220db10 100644
--- a/routes/web.php
+++ b/routes/web.php
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ if (Utils::isTravis()) {
     Route::get('/check_data', 'AppController@checkData');
 }
 
-Route::group(['middleware' => ['lookup:user', 'auth:user']], function () {
+Route::group(['middleware' => ['lookup:user', 'auth:user','migration_channel:user']], function () {
     Route::get('logged_in', 'HomeController@loggedIn');
     Route::get('dashboard', 'DashboardController@index');
     Route::get('dashboard_chart_data/{group_by}/{start_date}/{end_date}/{currency_id}/{include_expenses}', 'DashboardController@chartData');