diff --git a/client/modules/IDE/actions/project.js b/client/modules/IDE/actions/project.js
index b8ffb13392..aefcea81f0 100644
--- a/client/modules/IDE/actions/project.js
+++ b/client/modules/IDE/actions/project.js
@@ -270,9 +270,7 @@ export function resetProject() {
 }
 
 export function newProject() {
-  setTimeout(() => {
-    browserHistory.push('/');
-  }, 0);
+  browserHistory.push('/', { confirmed: true });
   return resetProject();
 }
 
diff --git a/client/modules/IDE/pages/IDEView.jsx b/client/modules/IDE/pages/IDEView.jsx
index 718613c5ed..02056ba0a5 100644
--- a/client/modules/IDE/pages/IDEView.jsx
+++ b/client/modules/IDE/pages/IDEView.jsx
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@ function WarnIfUnsavedChanges() {
           isAuth(nextLocation.pathname) ||
           isAuth(currentLocation.pathname) ||
           isOverlay(nextLocation.pathname) ||
-          isOverlay(currentLocation.pathname)
+          isOverlay(currentLocation.pathname) ||
+          nextLocation.state?.confirmed
         ) {
           return true; // allow navigation
         }