diff --git a/src/lib/components/chat/Navbar.svelte b/src/lib/components/chat/Navbar.svelte
index b3171d2859..6dcdd34413 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/chat/Navbar.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/chat/Navbar.svelte
@@ -133,7 +133,9 @@
 											await temporaryChatEnabled.set(!$temporaryChatEnabled);
 										}
 
-										await goto('/');
+										if ($page.url.pathname !== '/') {
+											await goto('/');
+										}
 
 										// add 'temporary-chat=true' to the URL
 										if ($temporaryChatEnabled) {