diff --git a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
index 3d5e607..75f7187 100644
--- a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 
 class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
   before_action :authenticate_user!
+  def require_user
+    redirect_to root_path unless current_user
+  end
   def index
   end
 end