diff --git a/apps/web/next.config.ts b/apps/web/next.config.ts
index b29b580..66fac57 100644
--- a/apps/web/next.config.ts
+++ b/apps/web/next.config.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,9 @@
 import type { NextConfig } from "next";
 
-import env from "./env.config";
+// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-require-imports
+const { withPayload } = require("@payloadcms/next/withPayload");
 
-// withPayload is disabled until Payload admin runs correctly in
-// Next.js standalone output. The wrapper injects a client-side
-// provider that crashes with React #130 on all routes when the
-// admin panel can't initialize. Blog + changelog use Payload's
-// local API (server-side getPayload()) which works without the wrapper.
+import env from "./env.config";
 
 const INTERNAL_PACKAGES = [
   "@turbostarter/analytics-web",
@@ -121,4 +118,4 @@ const withBundleAnalyzer = require("@next/bundle-analyzer")({
   enabled: env.ANALYZE,
 });
 
-export default withBundleAnalyzer(config);
+export default withPayload(withBundleAnalyzer(config));
diff --git a/apps/web/src/app/(payload)/payload/[[...segments]]/page.tsx b/apps/web/src/app/(payload)/payload/[[...segments]]/page.tsx
index d72f5cd..2b49cdd 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/app/(payload)/payload/[[...segments]]/page.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/app/(payload)/payload/[[...segments]]/page.tsx
@@ -1,14 +1,8 @@
-/* eslint-disable */
-// @ts-nocheck — Payload generates these types at build time
-import { RootPage, generatePageMetadata } from "@payloadcms/next/views";
-import { importMap } from "../importMap";
-import config from "@payload-config";
+import { redirect } from "next/navigation";
 
-type Args = { params: Promise<{ segments: string[] }> };
-
-export const generateMetadata = ({ params }: Args) =>
-  generatePageMetadata({ config, params });
-
-export default function Page({ params }: Args) {
-  return <RootPage config={config} params={params} importMap={importMap} />;
+// Payload admin panel disabled in production (standalone output
+// doesn't support Payload's server init). Content managed via
+// local dev server or API.
+export default function PayloadAdminRedirect() {
+  redirect("/");
 }