diff --git a/templates/website/src/app/(frontend)/posts/page/[pageNumber]/page.tsx b/templates/website/src/app/(frontend)/posts/page/[pageNumber]/page.tsx
index e55131d7eb5..93153fa812c 100644
--- a/templates/website/src/app/(frontend)/posts/page/[pageNumber]/page.tsx
+++ b/templates/website/src/app/(frontend)/posts/page/[pageNumber]/page.tsx
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export default async function Page({ params: paramsPromise }: Args) {
 
   const sanitizedPageNumber = Number(pageNumber)
 
-  if (!Number.isInteger(sanitizedPageNumber)) notFound()
+  if (!Number.isInteger(sanitizedPageNumber) || sanitizedPageNumber < 1) notFound()
 
   const posts = await payload.find({
     collection: 'posts',