diff --git a/frontend/src/features/SideWindow/Menu/index.tsx b/frontend/src/features/SideWindow/Menu/index.tsx
index 7ea5530837..352461a712 100644
--- a/frontend/src/features/SideWindow/Menu/index.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/features/SideWindow/Menu/index.tsx
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ export function Menu({ selectedMenu }: MenuProps) {
         data-cy="side-window-menu-mission-list"
         Icon={Icon.MissionAction}
         iconSize={26}
-        onClick={() => dispatch(openSideWindowPath({ menu: SideWindowMenuKey.MISSION_LIST }, false, true))}
+        onClick={() => dispatch(openSideWindowPath({ menu: SideWindowMenuKey.MISSION_LIST }))}
         role="menuitem"
         selected={selectedMenu === SideWindowMenuKey.MISSION_LIST}
         title={SideWindowMenuLabel.MISSION_LIST}
@@ -29,9 +29,7 @@ export function Menu({ selectedMenu }: MenuProps) {
         data-cy="side-window-menu-alerts"
         Icon={Icon.Alert}
         iconSize={26}
-        onClick={() =>
-          dispatch(openSideWindowPath({ menu: SideWindowMenuKey.ALERT_LIST_AND_REPORTING_LIST }, false, true))
-        }
+        onClick={() => dispatch(openSideWindowPath({ menu: SideWindowMenuKey.ALERT_LIST_AND_REPORTING_LIST }))}
         role="menuitem"
         selected={selectedMenu === SideWindowMenuKey.ALERT_LIST_AND_REPORTING_LIST}
         title={SideWindowMenuLabel.ALERT_LIST_AND_REPORTING_LIST}
@@ -41,7 +39,7 @@ export function Menu({ selectedMenu }: MenuProps) {
           aria-label={SideWindowMenuKey.PRIOR_NOTIFICATION_LIST}
           Icon={Icon.Fishery}
           iconSize={26}
-          onClick={() => dispatch(openSideWindowPath({ menu: SideWindowMenuKey.PRIOR_NOTIFICATION_LIST }, false, true))}
+          onClick={() => dispatch(openSideWindowPath({ menu: SideWindowMenuKey.PRIOR_NOTIFICATION_LIST }))}
           role="menuitem"
           selected={selectedMenu === SideWindowMenuKey.PRIOR_NOTIFICATION_LIST}
           title={SideWindowMenuLabel.PRIOR_NOTIFICATION_LIST}
@@ -51,7 +49,7 @@ export function Menu({ selectedMenu }: MenuProps) {
         data-cy="side-window-menu-beacon-malfunctions"
         Icon={Icon.Vms}
         iconSize={26}
-        onClick={() => dispatch(openSideWindowPath({ menu: SideWindowMenuKey.BEACON_MALFUNCTION_BOARD }, false, true))}
+        onClick={() => dispatch(openSideWindowPath({ menu: SideWindowMenuKey.BEACON_MALFUNCTION_BOARD }))}
         role="menuitem"
         selected={selectedMenu === SideWindowMenuKey.BEACON_MALFUNCTION_BOARD}
         title={SideWindowMenuLabel.BEACON_MALFUNCTION_BOARD}
diff --git a/frontend/src/features/SideWindow/useCases/openSideWindowPath.ts b/frontend/src/features/SideWindow/useCases/openSideWindowPath.ts
index fbc5c80925..c30928a743 100644
--- a/frontend/src/features/SideWindow/useCases/openSideWindowPath.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/features/SideWindow/useCases/openSideWindowPath.ts
@@ -7,12 +7,8 @@ import type { MainAppThunk } from '../../../store'
 import type { SideWindow } from '../SideWindow.types'
 
 export const openSideWindowPath =
-  (
-    path: SideWindow.Path,
-    withoutConfirmation: boolean = false,
-    isSameWindow: boolean = false
-  ): MainAppThunk<Promise<boolean>> =>
-  async (dispatch, getState) => {
+  (path: SideWindow.Path, withoutConfirmation: boolean = false): MainAppThunk<boolean> =>
+  (dispatch, getState) => {
     const { missionForm, sideWindow } = getState()
 
     if (
@@ -21,14 +17,14 @@ export const openSideWindowPath =
       sideWindow.status !== SideWindowStatus.CLOSED &&
       missionForm.isDraftDirty
     ) {
-      await dispatch(askForSideWindowDraftCancellationConfirmation(path))
+      dispatch(askForSideWindowDraftCancellationConfirmation(path))
 
       return false
     }
 
-    await dispatch(sideWindowActions.openOrFocusAndGoTo(getFullPathFromPath(path)))
+    dispatch(sideWindowActions.openOrFocusAndGoTo(getFullPathFromPath(path)))
 
-    if (!isSameWindow) {
+    if (sideWindow.status === SideWindowStatus.CLOSED && !window.location.href.includes('side_window')) {
       window.open('/side_window', 'MonitorFish', `height=1200,width=${window.innerWidth}`)
     }