diff --git a/client/src/app/core/routing/redirect.service.ts b/client/src/app/core/routing/redirect.service.ts
index a0125e0ae..abe044d73 100644
--- a/client/src/app/core/routing/redirect.service.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/core/routing/redirect.service.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ export class RedirectService {
   redirectToHomepage () {
     console.log('Redirecting to %s...', RedirectService.DEFAULT_ROUTE)
 
-    this.router.navigate([ RedirectService.DEFAULT_ROUTE ])
+    this.router.navigate([ RedirectService.DEFAULT_ROUTE ], { replaceUrl: true })
       .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 ])
+        return this.router.navigate([ RedirectService.DEFAULT_ROUTE ], { replaceUrl: true })
       })
 
   }