diff --git a/layouts/error.vue b/layouts/error.vue
index 448d2fb01a..14539b59c5 100644
--- a/layouts/error.vue
+++ b/layouts/error.vue
@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@ export default {
     // If the page isn't a sub-path of the base url, redirect to it instead of saying not found.
     // For clicking from manager -> explorer -> back, nuxt tries to load /g/clusters and doesn't
     // have a route for that.
-    if (this.statusCode === 404 && !this.$route.path.startsWith(this.$router.options.base) && window._popStateDetected) {
+    const wasBackNavigation = process.client ? window._popStateDetected : false;
+
+    if (this.statusCode === 404 && !this.$route.path.startsWith(this.$router.options.base) && wasBackNavigation) {
       window.location.href = this.$route.fullPath;
 
       return;