Private Route / Middleware not Working

import { NextResponse } from 'next/server'
import type { NextRequest } from 'next/server'
import { Client, Account } from "appwrite";
import { appwriteConfig } from "@/lib/appwrite/config";

export async function middleware(request: NextRequest) {
  const client = new Client()
    .setProject(appwriteConfig.projectId);

  const account = new Account(client);
  let isAuthenticated; 
  isAuthenticated = await account.get();
  


  if (!isAuthenticated && request.nextUrl.pathname === "/home" ) {
    console.log(isAuthenticated);

    const signInUrl = new URL('/sign-in', request.url);
    return NextResponse.redirect(signInUrl);
  }



  return NextResponse.next();
}