diff --git a/request_a_govuk_domain/request/middleware.py b/request_a_govuk_domain/request/middleware.py
index 80184b29..ab4770f0 100644
--- a/request_a_govuk_domain/request/middleware.py
+++ b/request_a_govuk_domain/request/middleware.py
@@ -8,9 +8,18 @@ def __init__(self, get_response):
 
     def __call__(self, request):
         response = self.get_response(request)
-        if request.path != reverse("start") and not self.is_valid_progress(request):
-            return redirect("start")  # Redirect to start page if progress is invalid
-        return response
+        if self.is_valid_start_path(request.path):
+            return response
+        if self.is_valid_progress(request):
+            return response
+        return redirect("start")  # Redirect to start page if progress is invalid
+
+    def is_valid_start_path(self, path: str):
+        if path == reverse("start"):
+            return True
+        if path.startswith("/admin"):
+            return True
+        return False
 
     def is_valid_progress(self, request):
         if request.session.get("registration_data") is None: