diff --git a/lib/validations.ts b/lib/validations.ts
index faa64cb7..13e00e5f 100644
--- a/lib/validations.ts
+++ b/lib/validations.ts
@@ -322,6 +322,26 @@ export const githubParamsSchema = z.object({
   refresh: z.string().optional().transform(toRefreshFlag),
 });
 
+export const compareParamsSchema = z
+  .object({
+    user1: z
+      .string({ error: 'Missing "user1" parameter' })
+      .trim()
+      .min(1, { message: 'user1 is required' })
+      .max(39, { message: 'GitHub username cannot exceed 39 characters' })
+      .regex(GITHUB_USERNAME_REGEX, { message: 'Invalid GitHub username for user1' }),
+    user2: z
+      .string({ error: 'Missing "user2" parameter' })
+      .trim()
+      .min(1, { message: 'user2 is required' })
+      .max(39, { message: 'GitHub username cannot exceed 39 characters' })
+      .regex(GITHUB_USERNAME_REGEX, { message: 'Invalid GitHub username for user2' }),
+  })
+  .refine((data) => data.user1.toLowerCase() !== data.user2.toLowerCase(), {
+    message: 'Cannot compare a user with themselves.',
+    path: ['user2'],
+  });
+
 export const ogParamsSchema = z
   .object({
     user: z.string().trim().optional().transform(toEmptyStringAsUndefined),
@@ -453,26 +473,6 @@ export const wrappedParamsSchema = z.object({
   height: dimensionParam('height', 80, 800),
 });
 
-export const compareParamsSchema = z
-  .object({
-    user1: z
-      .string({ error: 'Missing user1 parameter' })
-      .trim()
-      .min(1, { message: 'user1 is required' })
-      .max(39, { message: 'GitHub username cannot exceed 39 characters' })
-      .regex(GITHUB_USERNAME_REGEX, { message: 'Invalid GitHub username for user1' }),
-    user2: z
-      .string({ error: 'Missing user2 parameter' })
-      .trim()
-      .min(1, { message: 'user2 is required' })
-      .max(39, { message: 'GitHub username cannot exceed 39 characters' })
-      .regex(GITHUB_USERNAME_REGEX, { message: 'Invalid GitHub username for user2' }),
-  })
-  .refine((data) => data.user1.toLowerCase() !== data.user2.toLowerCase(), {
-    message: 'Cannot compare a user with themselves.',
-    path: ['user2'],
-  });
-
 export const notifyPostSchema = z.object({
   username: z
     .string({ error: 'Username is required.' })
diff --git a/middleware.ts b/middleware.ts
index bbb09744..981916e4 100644
--- a/middleware.ts
+++ b/middleware.ts
@@ -62,5 +62,6 @@ export const config = {
     '/api/stats/:path*',
     '/api/og/:path*',
     '/api/notify/:path*',
+    '/api/compare/:path*',
   ],
 };