diff --git a/client/pages/Dashboard.tsx b/client/pages/Dashboard.tsx
index e9750991..94d80fa6 100644
--- a/client/pages/Dashboard.tsx
+++ b/client/pages/Dashboard.tsx
@@ -153,43 +153,8 @@ export default function Dashboard() {
     );
   }
 
-  // Show profile setup if no profile exists
-  if (!profile) {
-    return (
-      <Layout>
-        <div className="min-h-screen bg-aethex-gradient py-8 flex items-center justify-center">
-          <Card className="bg-card/50 border-border/50 max-w-md w-full mx-4">
-            <CardHeader className="text-center">
-              <CardTitle className="text-white">Welcome to AeThex!</CardTitle>
-              <CardDescription className="text-gray-300">
-                Let's set up your profile to get started
-              </CardDescription>
-            </CardHeader>
-            <CardContent className="space-y-4">
-              <p className="text-gray-300 text-center">
-                We need to create your profile to access the dashboard.
-              </p>
-              <div className="flex flex-col gap-3">
-                <Button
-                  onClick={() => navigate("/onboarding")}
-                  className="bg-purple-600 hover:bg-purple-700 w-full"
-                >
-                  Complete Profile Setup
-                </Button>
-                <Button
-                  variant="outline"
-                  onClick={() => navigate("/profile")}
-                  className="border-slate-600 text-white hover:bg-slate-800 w-full"
-                >
-                  Quick Setup
-                </Button>
-              </div>
-            </CardContent>
-          </Card>
-        </div>
-      </Layout>
-    );
-  }
+  // Show profile setup if no profile exists, but allow dashboard to continue
+  const showProfileSetup = !profile;
 
   const statsDisplay = [
     {