2 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/client/src/app/app.component.ts b/client/src/app/app.component.ts
index 6087dbf80..0bfe9f916 100644
--- a/client/src/app/app.component.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/app.component.ts
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ export class AppComponent implements OnInit {
       if (e instanceof NavigationEnd) {
         const pathname = window.location.pathname
         if (!pathname || pathname === '/' || is18nPath(pathname)) {
-          this.redirectService.redirectToHomepage()
+          this.redirectService.redirectToHomepage(true)
         }
       }
     })
diff --git a/client/src/app/core/routing/redirect.service.ts b/client/src/app/core/routing/redirect.service.ts
index b7803cce2..1881be117 100644
--- a/client/src/app/core/routing/redirect.service.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/core/routing/redirect.service.ts
@@ -28,10 +28,10 @@ export class RedirectService {
         })
   }
 
-  redirectToHomepage () {
+  redirectToHomepage (skipLocationChange = false) {
     console.log('Redirecting to %s...', RedirectService.DEFAULT_ROUTE)
 
-    this.router.navigate([ RedirectService.DEFAULT_ROUTE ], { skipLocationChange: true })
+    this.router.navigate([ RedirectService.DEFAULT_ROUTE ], { skipLocationChange })
         .catch(() => {
           console.error(
             'Cannot navigate to %s, resetting default route to %s.',
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export class RedirectService {
           )
 
           RedirectService.DEFAULT_ROUTE = RedirectService.INIT_DEFAULT_ROUTE
-          return this.router.navigate([ RedirectService.DEFAULT_ROUTE ], { skipLocationChange: true })
+          return this.router.navigate([ RedirectService.DEFAULT_ROUTE ], { skipLocationChange })
         })
 
   }