diff --git a/new-log-viewer/src/contexts/StateContextProvider.tsx b/new-log-viewer/src/contexts/StateContextProvider.tsx
index 122ccb83..4ce87391 100644
--- a/new-log-viewer/src/contexts/StateContextProvider.tsx
+++ b/new-log-viewer/src/contexts/StateContextProvider.tsx
@@ -193,11 +193,12 @@ const StateContextProvider = ({children}: StateContextProviderProps) => {
             numPagesRef.current
         );
 
-        if (STATE_DEFAULT.pageNum !== pageNumRef.current) {
-            if (newPageNum === pageNumRef.current) {
-                // Don't need to switch pages so just update `logEventNum` in the URL.
-                updateLogEventNumInUrl(numEvents, logEventNumRef.current);
-            } else {
+        if (STATE_DEFAULT.pageNum === pageNumRef.current) {
+            return;
+        } else if (newPageNum === pageNumRef.current) {
+            // Don't need to switch pages so just update `logEventNum` in the URL.
+            updateLogEventNumInUrl(numEvents, logEventNumRef.current);
+        } else {
                 // This is not the initial page load, so request a page switch.
                 // NOTE: We don't need to call `updateLogEventNumInUrl()` since it's called when
                 // handling the `WORKER_RESP_CODE.PAGE_DATA` response (the response to