diff --git a/src/app/layouts/default-layout/default-layout.component.html b/src/app/layouts/default-layout/default-layout.component.html
index 6db74f4b..cc1c7030 100644
--- a/src/app/layouts/default-layout/default-layout.component.html
+++ b/src/app/layouts/default-layout/default-layout.component.html
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
     <button mat-button routerLink="/servers">Servers</button>
 
-    <button *ngIf="recentlyOpenedProjectId && recentlyOpenedServerId" mat-button routerLink="/server/{{recentlyOpenedServerId}}/project/{{recentlyOpenedProjectId}}">Back to project</button>
+    <button *ngIf="recentlyOpenedProjectId && recentlyOpenedServerId" mat-button (click)="backToProject()">Back to project</button>
 
     <span class="fill-space"></span>
 
diff --git a/src/app/layouts/default-layout/default-layout.component.ts b/src/app/layouts/default-layout/default-layout.component.ts
index 87556ddc..9c178f7e 100644
--- a/src/app/layouts/default-layout/default-layout.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/layouts/default-layout/default-layout.component.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { Subscription } from 'rxjs';
 import { ToasterService } from '../../services/toaster.service';
 import { ProgressService } from '../../common/progress/progress.service';
 import { version } from './../../version';
+import { Router } from '@angular/router';
 
 
 @Component({
@@ -29,7 +30,8 @@ export class DefaultLayoutComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     private recentlyOpenedProjectService: RecentlyOpenedProjectService,
     private serverManagement: ServerManagementService,
     private toasterService: ToasterService,
-    private progressService: ProgressService
+    private progressService: ProgressService,
+    private router: Router
   ) {}
 
   ngOnInit() {
@@ -54,6 +56,11 @@ export class DefaultLayoutComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     this.shouldStopServersOnClosing = this.electronService.isElectronApp;
   }
 
+  backToProject() {
+    this.router.navigate(['/server', this.recentlyOpenedServerId, 'project', this.recentlyOpenedProjectId])
+      .catch(error => this.toasterService.error('Cannot navigate to the last opened project'));
+  }
+
   @HostListener('window:beforeunload', ['$event'])
   async onBeforeUnload($event) {
     if(!this.shouldStopServersOnClosing) {