diff --git a/docs/.vitepress/routes/navbar.ts b/docs/.vitepress/routes/navbar.ts
index 0fd9c64b..052865df 100644
--- a/docs/.vitepress/routes/navbar.ts
+++ b/docs/.vitepress/routes/navbar.ts
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ export const routes: DefaultTheme.Config['nav'] = [
     ],
   },
   {
-    text: '0.9.2',
+    text: '0.9.4',
     items: [
       {
         text: '0.8.2',
diff --git a/docs/.vitepress/theme/components/Layout.vue b/docs/.vitepress/theme/components/Layout.vue
index e726d834..01c12b21 100644
--- a/docs/.vitepress/theme/components/Layout.vue
+++ b/docs/.vitepress/theme/components/Layout.vue
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import Banner from './Banner.vue'
 const { Layout } = DefaultTheme
 
 // Banner Configuration
+const isBannerEnabled = false
 const bannerConfig = {
   // Leave text empty to disable the banner
   text: '🚀 NuxtAuth v0.9.0 has been released!',
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ const bannerConfig = {
       <GithubStarsButton owner="sidebase" repo="nuxt-auth" />
     </template>
 
-    <template #home-hero-before>
+    <template v-if="isBannerEnabled" #home-hero-before>
       <Banner v-bind="bannerConfig" />
     </template>
   </Layout>
diff --git a/docs/guide/application-side/protecting-pages.md b/docs/guide/application-side/protecting-pages.md
index 8d8a7c5e..0df29fd0 100644
--- a/docs/guide/application-side/protecting-pages.md
+++ b/docs/guide/application-side/protecting-pages.md
@@ -78,10 +78,12 @@ definePageMeta({
 
 #### `unauthenticatedOnly`
 
-Whether to only allow unauthenticated users to access this page. Authenticated users will be redirected to / or the route defined in `navigateAuthenticatedTo`.
+Whether to allow only unauthenticated users to access this page. Authenticated users will be redirected to `/` or to the route specified in `navigateAuthenticatedTo`.
 
-:::tip
-Setting `unauthenticatedOnly: false` is equivalent to setting `auth: false` from the user perspective, but requires some extra middleware steps, so it is a bit less efficient. Therefore it is recommended to use `auth: false` instead.
+If you want to let everyone see the page, set `auth: false` instead (see [Local Middleware](#local-middleware)).
+
+:::warning
+This option is required from `0.9.4` onwards to prevent ambiguity ([related issue](https://github.com/sidebase/nuxt-auth/issues/926)). Make sure you set it, otherwise [Guest Mode](#guest-mode) will be **enabled** by default — your guests would be able to see the page, but your authenticated users would be redirected away.
 :::
 
 #### `navigateAuthenticatedTo`
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ed686c44..811df390 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@sidebase/nuxt-auth",
-  "version": "0.9.2",
+  "version": "0.9.4",
   "license": "MIT",
   "type": "module",
   "description": "Authentication built for Nuxt 3! Easily add authentication via OAuth providers, credentials or Email Magic URLs!",
diff --git a/playground-authjs/server/api/auth/[...].ts b/playground-authjs/server/api/auth/[...].ts
index d310edee..eccec0c7 100644
--- a/playground-authjs/server/api/auth/[...].ts
+++ b/playground-authjs/server/api/auth/[...].ts
@@ -35,14 +35,13 @@ export default NuxtAuthHandler({
           // Any object returned will be saved in `user` property of the JWT
           return user
         }
-        else {
-          console.error('Warning: Malicious login attempt registered, bad credentials provided')
 
-          // If you return null then an error will be displayed advising the user to check their details.
-          return null
+        console.error('Warning: Malicious login attempt registered, bad credentials provided')
 
-          // You can also Reject this callback with an Error thus the user will be sent to the error page with the error message as a query parameter
-        }
+        // If you return null then an error will be displayed advising the user to check their details.
+        return null
+
+        // You can also Reject this callback with an Error thus the user will be sent to the error page with the error message as a query parameter
       }
     })
   ]
diff --git a/src/runtime/composables/commonAuthState.ts b/src/runtime/composables/commonAuthState.ts
index 08b2a006..19c53d67 100644
--- a/src/runtime/composables/commonAuthState.ts
+++ b/src/runtime/composables/commonAuthState.ts
@@ -24,12 +24,10 @@ export function makeCommonAuthState<SessionData>() {
     if (loading.value) {
       return 'loading'
     }
-    else if (data.value) {
+    if (data.value) {
       return 'authenticated'
     }
-    else {
-      return 'unauthenticated'
-    }
+    return 'unauthenticated'
   })
 
   // Determine base url of app
diff --git a/src/runtime/composables/local/useAuth.ts b/src/runtime/composables/local/useAuth.ts
index 23d1832b..1e77dcf0 100644
--- a/src/runtime/composables/local/useAuth.ts
+++ b/src/runtime/composables/local/useAuth.ts
@@ -164,9 +164,7 @@ async function getSession(getSessionOptions?: GetSessionOptions): Promise<Sessio
     if (onUnauthenticated) {
       return onUnauthenticated()
     }
-    else {
-      await navigateTo(callbackUrl ?? await getRequestURLWN(nuxt), { external })
-    }
+    await navigateTo(callbackUrl ?? await getRequestURLWN(nuxt), { external })
   }
 
   return data.value
@@ -232,9 +230,8 @@ async function refresh(getSessionOptions?: GetSessionOptions) {
       )
       return
     }
-    else {
-      rawRefreshToken.value = extractedRefreshToken
-    }
+
+    rawRefreshToken.value = extractedRefreshToken
   }
 
   rawToken.value = extractedToken
diff --git a/src/runtime/middleware/auth.ts b/src/runtime/middleware/auth.ts
index 333d35aa..b1cb4992 100644
--- a/src/runtime/middleware/auth.ts
+++ b/src/runtime/middleware/auth.ts
@@ -1,16 +1,15 @@
 import type { navigateToAuthPages } from '../utils/url'
 import { determineCallbackUrl } from '../utils/url'
+import { isProduction } from '../helpers'
 import { defineNuxtRouteMiddleware, navigateTo, useAuth, useRuntimeConfig } from '#imports'
 
 type MiddlewareMeta = boolean | {
   /**
-   * Whether to only allow unauthenticated users to access this page.
+   * Whether to allow only unauthenticated users to access this page.
    *
    * Authenticated users will be redirected to `/` or the route defined in `navigateAuthenticatedTo`
-   *
-   * @default undefined
    */
-  unauthenticatedOnly?: boolean
+  unauthenticatedOnly: boolean
   /**
    * Where to redirect authenticated users if `unauthenticatedOnly` is set to true
    *
@@ -38,41 +37,34 @@ declare module 'vue-router' {
 }
 
 export default defineNuxtRouteMiddleware((to) => {
-  const metaAuth = typeof to.meta.auth === 'object'
-    ? {
-        unauthenticatedOnly: true,
-        ...to.meta.auth
-      }
-    : to.meta.auth
-
-  if (metaAuth === false) {
+  // Normalize options. If `undefined` was returned, we need to skip middleware
+  const options = normalizeUserOptions(to.meta.auth)
+  if (!options) {
     return
   }
 
   const authConfig = useRuntimeConfig().public.auth
   const { status, signIn } = useAuth()
-  const isGuestMode = typeof metaAuth === 'object' && metaAuth.unauthenticatedOnly
-  // Guest mode happy path 1: Unauthenticated user is allowed to view page
+
+  // Guest Mode - only unauthenticated users are allowed
+  const isGuestMode = options.unauthenticatedOnly
+  const isAuthenticated = status.value === 'authenticated'
   if (isGuestMode && status.value === 'unauthenticated') {
+    // Guest Mode - unauthenticated users can stay on the page
     return
   }
-
-  // Guest mode edge-case: Developer used guest-mode config style but set `unauthenticatedOnly` to `false`
-  if (typeof metaAuth === 'object' && !metaAuth.unauthenticatedOnly) {
-    return
+  else if (isGuestMode && isAuthenticated) {
+    // Guest Mode - authenticated users should be redirected to another page
+    return navigateTo(options.navigateAuthenticatedTo)
   }
-
-  if (status.value === 'authenticated') {
-    // Guest mode happy path 2: Authenticated user should be directed to another page
-    if (isGuestMode) {
-      return navigateTo(metaAuth.navigateAuthenticatedTo ?? '/')
-    }
+  else if (isAuthenticated) {
+    // Authenticated users don't need any further redirects
     return
   }
 
   // We do not want to block the login page when the local provider is used
-  if (authConfig.provider?.type === 'local') {
-    const loginRoute: string | undefined = authConfig.provider?.pages?.login
+  if (authConfig.provider.type === 'local') {
+    const loginRoute: string | undefined = authConfig.provider.pages.login
     if (loginRoute && loginRoute === to.path) {
       return
     }
@@ -101,23 +93,71 @@ export default defineNuxtRouteMiddleware((to) => {
     // @ts-ignore This is valid for a backend-type of `authjs`, where sign-in accepts a provider as a first argument
     return signIn(undefined, signInOptions) as ReturnType<typeof navigateToAuthPages>
   }
-  else if (typeof metaAuth === 'object' && metaAuth.navigateUnauthenticatedTo) {
-    return navigateTo(metaAuth.navigateUnauthenticatedTo)
+
+  // Redirect path was provided
+  if (options.navigateUnauthenticatedTo) {
+    return navigateTo(options.navigateUnauthenticatedTo)
   }
-  else {
-    if (typeof globalAppMiddleware === 'object' && globalAppMiddleware.addDefaultCallbackUrl) {
-      let redirectUrl: string = to.fullPath
-      if (typeof globalAppMiddleware.addDefaultCallbackUrl === 'string') {
-        redirectUrl = globalAppMiddleware.addDefaultCallbackUrl
+
+  // Default callback URL was provided
+  if (typeof globalAppMiddleware === 'object' && globalAppMiddleware.addDefaultCallbackUrl) {
+    let redirectUrl: string = to.fullPath
+    if (typeof globalAppMiddleware.addDefaultCallbackUrl === 'string') {
+      redirectUrl = globalAppMiddleware.addDefaultCallbackUrl
+    }
+
+    return navigateTo({
+      path: authConfig.provider.pages.login,
+      query: {
+        redirect: redirectUrl
       }
+    })
+  }
+
+  // Fall back to login page
+  return navigateTo(authConfig.provider.pages.login)
+})
 
-      return navigateTo({
-        path: authConfig.provider.pages.login,
-        query: {
-          redirect: redirectUrl
+interface MiddlewareOptionsNormalized {
+  unauthenticatedOnly: boolean
+  navigateAuthenticatedTo: string
+  navigateUnauthenticatedTo?: string
+}
+
+/**
+ * @returns `undefined` is returned when passed options are `false`
+ */
+function normalizeUserOptions(userOptions: MiddlewareMeta | undefined): MiddlewareOptionsNormalized | undefined {
+  // false - do not use middleware
+  // true - use defaults
+  if (typeof userOptions === 'boolean' || userOptions === undefined) {
+    return userOptions !== false
+      ? {
+          // Guest Mode off if `auth: true`
+          unauthenticatedOnly: false,
+          navigateAuthenticatedTo: '/',
+          navigateUnauthenticatedTo: undefined
         }
-      })
+      : undefined
+  }
+
+  // We check in runtime in case usage error was not caught by TS
+  if (typeof userOptions === 'object') {
+    // Guest Mode on to preserve compatibility. A warning is also issued to prevent unwanted behaviour
+    if (userOptions.unauthenticatedOnly === undefined) {
+      if (!isProduction) {
+        console.warn(
+          '[@sidebase/nuxt-auth] `unauthenticatedOnly` was not provided to `definePageMeta` - defaulting to Guest Mode enabled. '
+          + 'Read more at https://auth.sidebase.io/guide/application-side/protecting-pages#middleware-options'
+        )
+      }
+      userOptions.unauthenticatedOnly = true
+    }
+
+    return {
+      unauthenticatedOnly: userOptions.unauthenticatedOnly,
+      navigateAuthenticatedTo: userOptions.navigateAuthenticatedTo ?? '/',
+      navigateUnauthenticatedTo: userOptions.navigateUnauthenticatedTo
     }
-    return navigateTo(authConfig.provider.pages.login)
   }
-})
+}
diff --git a/src/runtime/plugins/refresh-token.server.ts b/src/runtime/plugins/refresh-token.server.ts
index bd79d432..1d05065d 100644
--- a/src/runtime/plugins/refresh-token.server.ts
+++ b/src/runtime/plugins/refresh-token.server.ts
@@ -63,9 +63,7 @@ export default defineNuxtPlugin({
             )
             return
           }
-          else {
-            rawRefreshToken.value = extractedRefreshToken
-          }
+          rawRefreshToken.value = extractedRefreshToken
         }
 
         rawToken.value = extractedToken
diff --git a/src/runtime/server/services/authjs/nuxtAuthHandler.ts b/src/runtime/server/services/authjs/nuxtAuthHandler.ts
index ee6baa18..82e845a6 100644
--- a/src/runtime/server/services/authjs/nuxtAuthHandler.ts
+++ b/src/runtime/server/services/authjs/nuxtAuthHandler.ts
@@ -253,12 +253,10 @@ function getRequestBaseFromH3Event(event: H3Event, trustHost: boolean): string {
 
     return `${protocol}://${host}`
   }
-  else {
-    // This may throw, we don't catch it
-    const origin = getServerOrigin(event)
+  // This may throw, we don't catch it
+  const origin = getServerOrigin(event)
 
-    return origin
-  }
+  return origin
 }
 
 /** Actions supported by auth handler */