diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/ProfileController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/ProfileController.php
index 7f45c41..33a9039 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/ProfileController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/ProfileController.php
@@ -14,6 +14,6 @@ class ProfileController extends Controller implements HasMiddleware
 
     public function index()
     {
-        dd("Showing edit form...");
+        return view("profile.index");
     }
 }
diff --git a/resources/views/dashboard.blade.php b/resources/views/dashboard.blade.php
index be8be2b..de61cea 100644
--- a/resources/views/dashboard.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/dashboard.blade.php
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
                     @auth
                         @if ($user->id === auth()->user()->id)
-                            <a href="{{ route('profile.index', $user) }}" class="text-gray-500 hover:text-gray-600">
+                            <a href="{{ route('profile.index') }}" class="text-gray-500 hover:text-gray-600">
                                 <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 24 24" stroke-width="1.5"
                                     stroke="currentColor" class="size-6">
                                     <path stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"
diff --git a/resources/views/profile/index.blade.php b/resources/views/profile/index.blade.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8dabf7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/views/profile/index.blade.php
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+@extends('layouts.app')
+
+@section('title', 'Edit profile')
+
+@section('content')
+@endsection
diff --git a/routes/web.php b/routes/web.php
index 607a665..80fed26 100644
--- a/routes/web.php
+++ b/routes/web.php
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ Route::get("/login", [LoginController::class, "index"])->name("login");
 Route::post("/login", [LoginController::class, "store"]);
 Route::post("/logout", [LogoutController::class, "store"])->name("logout");
 
+// profile
+Route::get("/edit-profile", [ProfileController::class, "index"])->name("profile.index");
+Route::post("/edit-profile", [ProfileController::class, "store"])->name("profile.store");
+
 Route::get("/{user:username}", [PostController::class, "index"])->name("posts.index");
 Route::get("/posts/create", [PostController::class, "create"])->name("posts.create");
 Route::post("/posts", [PostController::class, "store"])->name("posts.store");
@@ -35,7 +39,3 @@ Route::post("/images", [ImageController::class, "store"])->name("images.store");
 // likes
 Route::post("/posts/{post}/likes", [LikeController::class, "store"])->name("posts.likes.store");
 Route::delete("/posts/{post}/likes", [LikeController::class, "destroy"])->name("posts.likes.destroy");
-
-// profile
-Route::get("/{user:username}/edit-profile", [ProfileController::class, "index"])->name("profile.index");
-Route::post("/{user:username}/edit-profile", [ProfileController::class, "store"])->name("profile.store");