diff --git a/frontend/src/context/WorkspaceContext/WorkspaceContext.tsx b/frontend/src/context/WorkspaceContext/WorkspaceContext.tsx
index 55040a68e..29ecacaa5 100644
--- a/frontend/src/context/WorkspaceContext/WorkspaceContext.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/context/WorkspaceContext/WorkspaceContext.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { createContext, ReactNode, useContext, useMemo } from "react";
+import { createContext, ReactNode, useContext, useEffect, useMemo } from "react";
 import { useRouter } from "next/router";
 
 import { createNotification } from "@app/components/notifications";
@@ -32,22 +32,27 @@ export const WorkspaceProvider = ({ children }: Props): JSX.Element => {
     };
   }, [ws, workspaceId, isLoading]);
 
-  // handle redirects to project-specific routes
-  if (
+  const shouldTriggerNoProjectAccess =
     !value.isLoading &&
     !value.currentWorkspace &&
     router.pathname.startsWith("/project") &&
-    workspaceId
-  ) {
-    createNotification({
-      text: "You are not a member of this project.",
-      type: "info"
-    });
+    workspaceId;
 
-    setTimeout(() => {
-      router.push("/");
-    }, 5000);
+  // handle redirects for project-specific routes
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (shouldTriggerNoProjectAccess) {
+      createNotification({
+        text: "You are not a member of this project.",
+        type: "info"
+      });
 
+      setTimeout(() => {
+        router.push("/");
+      }, 5000);
+    }
+  }, [shouldTriggerNoProjectAccess, router]);
+
+  if (shouldTriggerNoProjectAccess) {
     return (
       <div className="flex h-screen w-screen items-center justify-center bg-bunker-800 text-primary-50">
         You do not have sufficient access to this project.