diff --git a/app/admin.py b/app/admin.py
index 44f35b6..f939f5e 100644
--- a/app/admin.py
+++ b/app/admin.py
@@ -700,13 +700,13 @@ async def login(
 async def login_validation(
     request: Request,
     password: str = Form(),
-    redirect: str = Form(),
+    redirect: str | None = Form(None),
     csrf_check: None = Depends(verify_csrf_token),
 ) -> RedirectResponse:
     if not verify_password(password):
         raise HTTPException(status_code=401)
 
-    resp = RedirectResponse(redirect or "/admin/inbox", status_code=302)
+    resp = RedirectResponse(redirect or "/admin/stream", status_code=302)
     resp.set_cookie("session", session_serializer.dumps({"is_logged_in": True}))  # type: ignore  # noqa: E501
 
     return resp
diff --git a/app/templates/admin_inbox.html b/app/templates/admin_inbox.html
index 721d103..3e0f513 100644
--- a/app/templates/admin_inbox.html
+++ b/app/templates/admin_inbox.html
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@
 
 {% endmacro %}
 
+{% if not inbox %}
+<div class="box">
+    <p>Nothing to see yet, <a href="{{ url_for("get_lookup") }}">start following people in the lookup section</a>.</p>
+</div>
+{% endif %}
+
 {% for inbox_object in inbox %}
 {% if inbox_object.ap_type == "Announce" %}
     {{ actor_action(inbox_object, "shared") }}
diff --git a/app/templates/layout.html b/app/templates/layout.html
index ec92d46..c2b01bd 100644
--- a/app/templates/layout.html
+++ b/app/templates/layout.html
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 </div>
 
 <footer class="footer">
-    Powered by <a href="https://docs.microblog.pub">microblog.pub</a> <small class="microblogpub-version"><code>{{ microblogpub_version }}</code></small> and the <a href="https://activitypub.rocks/">ActivityPub</a> protocol
+    Powered by <a href="https://docs.microblog.pub">microblog.pub</a> <small class="microblogpub-version"><code>{{ microblogpub_version }}</code></small> and the <a href="https://activitypub.rocks/">ActivityPub</a> protocol. <a href="{{ url_for("login") }}">Admin</a>.
 </footer>
 </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/docs/user_guide.md b/docs/user_guide.md
index 0814d9b..845a2ae 100644
--- a/docs/user_guide.md
+++ b/docs/user_guide.md
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ And only the last 20 interactions (likes/shares/webmentions) will be displayed,
 
 ## Admin section
 
-You can login to the admin section by visiting `https://yourdomain.tld/admin` and use the password set during the initial configuration.
+You can login to the admin section by clicking on the `Admin` link in the footer or by visiting `https://yourdomain.tld/admin`.
+The password is the one set during the initial configuration.
 
 ### Lookup