diff --git a/src/explore-education-statistics-admin/src/components/NavLink.tsx b/src/explore-education-statistics-admin/src/components/NavLink.tsx
index 0d22f59cb3..acc6d7a60b 100644
--- a/src/explore-education-statistics-admin/src/components/NavLink.tsx
+++ b/src/explore-education-statistics-admin/src/components/NavLink.tsx
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ const NavLink = ({ children, className, to, ...props }: Props) => {
         'govuk-link--no-visited-state',
         className,
       )}
+      exact
     >
       {children}
     </RouterNavLink>