diff --git a/pages/admin/actions/[id].js b/pages/admin/actions/[id].js
index 9304ba77..f01a0350 100644
--- a/pages/admin/actions/[id].js
+++ b/pages/admin/actions/[id].js
@@ -2,13 +2,12 @@ import { getSession } from 'next-auth/react';
 import Navbar from '../../../components/navbar';
 import UpdateUserForm from '../../../components/updateUserForm';
 import prisma from '../../../prisma/prisma';
+import redirectUser from '../../util/redirectUser.js';
 
 export async function getServerSideProps(context) {
   const userSession = await getSession(context);
   if (!userSession) {
-    context.res.writeHead(302, { Location: '/' });
-    context.res.end();
-    return {};
+    return redirectUser('/error');
   }
 
   const user = await prisma.User.findUnique({
@@ -22,9 +21,7 @@ export async function getServerSideProps(context) {
   });
 
   if (user.role != 'ADMIN') {
-    context.res.writeHead(302, { Location: '/error' });
-    context.res.end();
-    return {};
+    return redirectUser('/error');
   }
 
   const userInfo = await prisma.User.findUnique({
diff --git a/pages/admin/index.js b/pages/admin/index.js
index 42b45167..ac5e996c 100644
--- a/pages/admin/index.js
+++ b/pages/admin/index.js
@@ -5,13 +5,12 @@ import Link from 'next/link';
 import { getSession } from 'next-auth/react';
 import prisma from '../../prisma/prisma';
 import dynamic from 'next/dynamic';
+import redirectUser from '../../util/redirectUser.js';
 
 export async function getServerSideProps(ctx) {
   const userSession = await getSession(ctx);
   if (!userSession) {
-    ctx.res.writeHead(302, { Location: '/' });
-    ctx.res.end();
-    return {};
+    return redirectUser('/error');
   }
 
   const user = await prisma.User.findUnique({
@@ -25,9 +24,7 @@ export async function getServerSideProps(ctx) {
   });
 
   if (user.role != 'ADMIN') {
-    ctx.res.writeHead(302, { Location: '/error' });
-    ctx.res.end();
-    return {};
+    return redirectUser('/error');
   }
 
   const users = await prisma.User.findMany({
diff --git a/pages/classes/index.js b/pages/classes/index.js
index 76ce051a..f9ddf876 100644
--- a/pages/classes/index.js
+++ b/pages/classes/index.js
@@ -8,13 +8,12 @@ import Modal from '../../components/modal';
 import { ToastContainer } from 'react-toastify';
 import 'react-toastify/dist/ReactToastify.css';
 import { useState } from 'react';
+import redirectUser from '../../util/redirectUser.js';
 
 export async function getServerSideProps(ctx) {
   const userSession = await getSession(ctx);
   if (!userSession) {
-    ctx.res.writeHead(302, { Location: '/' });
-    ctx.res.end();
-    return {};
+    return redirectUser('/error');
   }
 
   const userInfo = await prisma.User.findMany({
@@ -23,19 +22,9 @@ export async function getServerSideProps(ctx) {
     }
   });
   if (userInfo[0].role == 'ADMIN') {
-    ctx.res.writeHead(302, { Location: '/admin' });
-    ctx.res.end();
-    // This prevents us from returning undefined prop obj which throws an error.
-    return {
-      props: {}
-    };
+    return redirectUser('/admin');
   } else if (userInfo[0].role != 'TEACHER') {
-    ctx.res.writeHead(302, { Location: '/error' });
-    ctx.res.end();
-    // This prevents us from returning undefined prop obj which throws an error.
-    return {
-      props: {}
-    };
+    return redirectUser('/error');
   }
 
   const classrooms = await prisma.Classroom.findMany({
diff --git a/pages/dashboard/[id].js b/pages/dashboard/[id].js
index 164e1efd..b4f2e4c4 100644
--- a/pages/dashboard/[id].js
+++ b/pages/dashboard/[id].js
@@ -12,14 +12,13 @@ import {
   getNonDashedNamesURLs,
   getSuperBlockJsons
 } from '../../util/api_proccesor';
+import redirectUser from '../../util/redirectUser.js';
 
 export async function getServerSideProps(context) {
   //making sure User is the teacher of this classsroom's dashboard
   const userSession = await getSession(context);
   if (!userSession) {
-    context.res.writeHead(302, { Location: '/' });
-    context.res.end();
-    return {};
+    return redirectUser('/error');
   }
   const userEmail = await prisma.User.findMany({
     where: {
@@ -37,9 +36,7 @@ export async function getServerSideProps(context) {
   });
 
   if (userEmail[0].id !== classroomTeacherId['classroomTeacherId']) {
-    context.res.writeHead(302, { Location: '/classes' });
-    context.res.end();
-    return {};
+    return redirectUser('/classes');
   }
 
   const certificationNumbers = await prisma.classroom.findUnique({
diff --git a/pages/dashboard/v2/[id].js b/pages/dashboard/v2/[id].js
index 931bd7c9..658a3244 100644
--- a/pages/dashboard/v2/[id].js
+++ b/pages/dashboard/v2/[id].js
@@ -14,14 +14,13 @@ import {
   formattedStudentData,
   getCompletionTimestamps
 } from '../../../util/api_proccesor';
+import redirectUser from '../../util/redirectUser.js';
 
 export async function getServerSideProps(context) {
   //making sure User is the teacher of this classsroom's dashboard
   const userSession = await getSession(context);
   if (!userSession) {
-    context.res.writeHead(302, { Location: '/' });
-    context.res.end();
-    return {};
+    return redirectUser('/error');
   }
 
   const userEmail = await prisma.User.findMany({
@@ -44,9 +43,7 @@ export async function getServerSideProps(context) {
     userEmail[0].id == null ||
     userEmail[0].id !== classroomTeacherId['classroomTeacherId']
   ) {
-    context.res.writeHead(302, { Location: '/classes' });
-    context.res.end();
-    return {};
+    return redirectUser('/classes');
   }
 
   const certificationNumbers = await prisma.classroom.findUnique({
diff --git a/pages/dashboard/v2/details/[id]/[studentEmail].js b/pages/dashboard/v2/details/[id]/[studentEmail].js
index 5b567c16..1e2cdc06 100644
--- a/pages/dashboard/v2/details/[id]/[studentEmail].js
+++ b/pages/dashboard/v2/details/[id]/[studentEmail].js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import prisma from '../../../../../prisma/prisma';
 import Navbar from '../../../../../components/navbar';
 import { getSession } from 'next-auth/react';
 import React from 'react';
+import redirectUser from '../../util/redirectUser.js';
 
 export async function getServerSideProps(context) {
   //making sure User is the teacher of this classsroom's dashboard
@@ -12,9 +13,7 @@ export async function getServerSideProps(context) {
 
   const studentEmail = context.params.studentEmail;
   if (!userSession) {
-    context.res.writeHead(302, { Location: '/' });
-    context.res.end();
-    return {};
+    return redirectUser('/error');
   }
 
   const userEmail = await prisma.User.findMany({
@@ -46,9 +45,7 @@ export async function getServerSideProps(context) {
     userEmail[0].id == null ||
     userEmail[0].id !== classroomTeacherId['classroomTeacherId']
   ) {
-    context.res.writeHead(302, { Location: '/classes' });
-    context.res.end();
-    return {};
+    return redirectUser('/classes');
   }
 
   return {
diff --git a/util/redirectUser.js b/util/redirectUser.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f2c26ebe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util/redirectUser.js
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+/*
+ * Function to redirect user, within getServerSideProps functions.
+ * Leaving it blank will error out
+ * @param  {string}    arg1 The intended link to access. examples: '/error', '/admin', '/class', '/'.
+ * @return {[type]}    HTTP request to redirected link
+ */
+
+const redirectUser = destination => {
+  return {
+    redirect: {
+      destination: destination,
+      permanent: false
+    }
+  };
+};
+
+export default redirectUser;