diff --git a/apps/web/src/App.tsx b/apps/web/src/App.tsx
index 0a5afa1..64a20c5 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/App.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/App.tsx
@@ -245,7 +245,8 @@ export function App() {
   }
 
   // Dev mode: use dev login selector (no setup check needed in dev mode)
-  if (authDisabled && !getDevUser()) {
+  // Skip redirect if user explicitly chose "continue as default dev user" (dev-login-skipped flag)
+  if (authDisabled && !getDevUser() && !localStorage.getItem("dev-login-skipped")) {
     return <Navigate to="/login" replace />;
   }
 
diff --git a/apps/web/src/pages/DevLoginSelector.tsx b/apps/web/src/pages/DevLoginSelector.tsx
index 6de753b..7b39557 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/pages/DevLoginSelector.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/pages/DevLoginSelector.tsx
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ export function DevLoginSelector() {
 
   function skipLogin() {
     localStorage.removeItem("dev-user");
+    localStorage.setItem("dev-login-skipped", "1");
     navigate("/admin");
   }