diff --git a/src/app/api/auth/patreon/[code]/route.ts b/src/app/api/patreon/auth/[code]/route.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from src/app/api/auth/patreon/[code]/route.ts
rename to src/app/api/patreon/auth/[code]/route.ts
diff --git a/src/app/api/patreon/membership/[token]/route.ts b/src/app/api/patreon/membership/[token]/route.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8c1a42e15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/api/patreon/membership/[token]/route.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+import { NextResponse } from 'next/server';
+
+interface PatreonMembershipResponse {
+  data: {
+    attributes: unknown;
+    id: `${number}`;
+    relationships: {
+      memberships: {
+        data: {
+          id: string; // uuid
+          type: 'member';
+        }[];
+      };
+    };
+    type: 'user';
+  };
+  included: (
+    | {
+        attributes: {
+          patron_status:
+            | 'active_patron'
+            | 'declined_patron'
+            | 'former_patron'
+            | null; // null = never a paid member
+        };
+        id: string; // uuid
+        relationships: {
+          campaign: {
+            data: {
+              id: `${number}`; // id of my campaign to check against
+              type: 'campaign';
+            };
+            links: {
+              related: string; // url
+            };
+          };
+        };
+        type: 'member';
+      }
+    | {
+        attributes: {};
+        id: `${number}`;
+        type: 'campaign'; // ignore this discriminator
+      }
+  )[];
+  links: {
+    self: 'https://www.patreon.com/api/oauth2/v2/user/124201389';
+  };
+}
+
+export async function GET(
+  request: Request,
+  { params }: { params: { token: string } },
+) {
+  const response = await fetch(
+    encodeURI(
+      'https://www.patreon.com/api/oauth2/v2/identity?include=memberships.campaign&fields[member]=patron_status',
+    ),
+    { headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${params.token}` } },
+  );
+
+  if (!response.ok) return NextResponse.json(false);
+
+  const json = (await response.json()) as PatreonMembershipResponse;
+
+  return NextResponse.json(
+    json.included.some(
+      (item) =>
+        item.type === 'member' &&
+        item.relationships.campaign.data.id ===
+          process.env.PATREON_CAMPAIGN_ID &&
+        item.attributes.patron_status === 'active_patron',
+    ),
+  );
+}
diff --git a/src/app/api/auth/patreon/refresh/[token]/route.ts b/src/app/api/patreon/refresh/[token]/route.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from src/app/api/auth/patreon/refresh/[token]/route.ts
rename to src/app/api/patreon/refresh/[token]/route.ts
diff --git a/src/app/auth/[provider]/page.tsx b/src/app/auth/[provider]/page.tsx
index 43323a52b..4c63ad7dc 100644
--- a/src/app/auth/[provider]/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/auth/[provider]/page.tsx
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ export default function Page({
           if (!searchParams.code) break;
 
           const data = (await fetch(
-            `/api/auth/patreon/${searchParams.code}`,
+            `/api/patreon/auth/${searchParams.code}`,
           ).then((response) => response.json())) as PatreonAuthResponse;
 
           mutateApp((draft) => {
diff --git a/src/components/Ad.tsx b/src/components/Ad.tsx
index b785a6df6..5e7a973ad 100644
--- a/src/components/Ad.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Ad.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 'use client';
 
-import { Box, BoxProps, Flex, Text } from '@radix-ui/themes';
+import { Box, BoxProps, Text } from '@radix-ui/themes';
 import { uniqueId } from 'lodash';
 import { useEffect, useRef } from 'react';
 import { Vector2Tuple } from 'three';
 import { imgur } from '../core/blitzkit/imgur';
+import { useAdExempt } from '../hooks/useAdExempt';
 
 export enum AdType {
   MediumRectangleHorizontalPurple = 738182777,
@@ -28,6 +29,8 @@ export function Ad({ type, style, ...props }: AdProps) {
   const id = useRef(uniqueId());
   const dimensions = AD_DIMENSIONS[type];
 
+  useAdExempt();
+
   useEffect(() => {
     (window as any).msAdsQueue.push(function () {
       (window as any).mmnow.render({
@@ -51,19 +54,18 @@ export function Ad({ type, style, ...props }: AdProps) {
       }}
       {...props}
     >
-      <Flex
-        position="absolute"
-        top="50%"
-        left="50%"
-        style={{ transform: 'translate(-50%, -50%)' }}
-        direction="column"
+      <Text
+        color="gray"
+        style={{
+          position: 'absolute',
+          top: '50%',
+          left: '50%',
+          transform: 'translate(-50%, -50%)',
+        }}
         align="center"
       >
-        <Text color="gray">Advertisement</Text>
-        <Text size="1" color="gray">
-          {dimensions[0]}x{dimensions[1]}
-        </Text>
-      </Flex>
+        Advertisement
+      </Text>
 
       <Box
         width={`${dimensions[0]}px`}
diff --git a/src/components/Navbar/index.tsx b/src/components/Navbar/index.tsx
index 06e2ee8d4..40f9174e3 100644
--- a/src/components/Navbar/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Navbar/index.tsx
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+'use client';
+
 import {
   Cross1Icon,
   DiscordLogoIcon,
@@ -16,7 +18,7 @@ import {
   Separator,
   Text,
 } from '@radix-ui/themes';
-import { usePathname } from 'next/navigation';
+import { usePathname, useRouter } from 'next/navigation';
 import { useState } from 'react';
 import { REGIONS } from '../../constants/regions';
 import { TOOLS } from '../../constants/tools';
@@ -35,6 +37,7 @@ import * as styles from './index.css';
 export const NAVBAR_HEIGHT = 64;
 
 export default function Navbar() {
+  const router = useRouter();
   const [showHamburgerMenu, setShowHamburgerMenu] = useState(false);
   const pathname = usePathname();
   const logins = useApp((state) => state.logins);
@@ -191,7 +194,7 @@ export default function Navbar() {
                     {!logins.patreon && (
                       <Link
                         style={{ width: '100%' }}
-                        href={`https://www.patreon.com/oauth2/authorize?response_type=code&client_id=${process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_PATREON_CLIENT_ID}&redirect_uri=${process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_PATREON_REDIRECT_URI}`}
+                        href={`https://www.patreon.com/oauth2/authorize?response_type=code&client_id=${process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_PATREON_CLIENT_ID}&redirect_uri=${process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_PATREON_REDIRECT_URI}&scope=identity`}
                       >
                         <Button style={{ width: '100%' }} color="tomato">
                           <PatreonIcon width={15} height={15} /> Patreon
@@ -215,9 +218,13 @@ export default function Navbar() {
                               {REGIONS.map((region) => (
                                 <Dialog.Close>
                                   <Link
-                                    href={`https://api.worldoftanks.${region}/wot/auth/login/?application_id=${WARGAMING_APPLICATION_ID}&redirect_uri=${encodeURIComponent(
-                                      `${location.origin}/auth/wargaming?return=${location.origin}${location.pathname}`,
-                                    )}`}
+                                    href={
+                                      typeof window?.location === undefined
+                                        ? undefined
+                                        : `https://api.worldoftanks.${region}/wot/auth/login/?application_id=${WARGAMING_APPLICATION_ID}&redirect_uri=${encodeURIComponent(
+                                            `${location.origin}/auth/wargaming?return=${location.origin}${location.pathname}`,
+                                          )}`
+                                    }
                                   >
                                     <Button color="red">
                                       {strings.common.regions.normal[region]}
diff --git a/src/core/blitz/extendAuthPatreon.ts b/src/core/blitz/extendAuthPatreon.ts
index 64bdea9c9..3bf7ae0af 100644
--- a/src/core/blitz/extendAuthPatreon.ts
+++ b/src/core/blitz/extendAuthPatreon.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ export async function extendAuthPatreon() {
   if (!patreon) return;
 
   const data = (await fetch(
-    `/api/auth/patreon/refresh/${patreon.refreshToken}`,
+    `/api/patreon/refresh/${patreon.refreshToken}`,
   ).then((response) => response.json())) as PatreonAuthResponse;
 
   mutateApp((draft) => {
diff --git a/src/hooks/useAdExempt.ts b/src/hooks/useAdExempt.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..009da9655
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/hooks/useAdExempt.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import { useApp } from '../stores/app';
+
+export function useAdExempt() {
+  const patreon = useApp((state) => state.logins.patreon);
+
+  if (!patreon) return false;
+
+  fetch(`/api/patreon/membership/${patreon.token}`)
+    .then((response) => response.json())
+    .then(console.log);
+}