diff --git a/src/Expensify.js b/src/Expensify.js
index 3b4a8797425e7..0de40845ed703 100644
--- a/src/Expensify.js
+++ b/src/Expensify.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import React, {Component} from 'react';
 import {View} from 'react-native';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
+import {recordCurrentRoute} from './lib/actions/App';
 
 // import {Beforeunload} from 'react-beforeunload';
 import SignInPage from './page/SignInPage';
@@ -40,7 +41,6 @@ class Expensify extends Component {
         // Initialize this client as being an active client
         ActiveClientManager.init();
 
-        this.recordCurrentRoute = this.recordCurrentRoute.bind(this);
         this.removeLoadingState = this.removeLoadingState.bind(this);
 
         this.state = {
@@ -65,15 +65,6 @@ class Expensify extends Component {
         });
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Keep the current route match stored in Ion so other libs can access it
-     *
-     * @param {object} params.match
-     */
-    recordCurrentRoute({match}) {
-        Ion.set(IONKEYS.CURRENT_URL, match.url);
-    }
-
     render() {
         // Until the authToken has been initialized from Ion, display a blank page
         if (this.state.isLoading) {
@@ -94,7 +85,7 @@ class Expensify extends Component {
                 {/* If there is ever a property for redirecting, we do the redirect here */}
                 {/* Leave this as a ternary or else iOS throws an error about text not being wrapped in <Text> */}
                 {redirectTo ? <Redirect to={redirectTo} /> : null}
-                <Route path="*" render={this.recordCurrentRoute} />
+                <Route path="*" render={recordCurrentRoute} />
 
                 <Switch>
                     <Route path={['/signin/exitTo/:exitTo*', '/signin']} component={SignInPage} />
diff --git a/src/lib/actions/App.js b/src/lib/actions/App.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..f9d591d4dc747
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/actions/App.js
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+import Ion from '../Ion';
+import IONKEYS from '../../IONKEYS';
+
+let currentRedirectTo;
+Ion.connect({
+    key: IONKEYS.APP_REDIRECT_TO,
+    callback: val => currentRedirectTo = val,
+});
+
+/**
+ * Keep the current route match stored in Ion so other libs can access it
+ * Also reset the app_redirect_to in Ion so that if we go back to the current url the state will update
+ *
+ * @param {object} match
+ */
+function recordCurrentRoute({match}) {
+    Ion.set(IONKEYS.CURRENT_URL, match.url);
+    if (match.url === currentRedirectTo) {
+        Ion.set(IONKEYS.APP_REDIRECT_TO, '');
+    }
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Redirect the app to a new page by updating the state in Ion
+ *
+ * @param {mixed} url
+ */
+function redirect(url) {
+    const formattedURL = (typeof url === 'string' && url.startsWith('/')) ? url : `/${url}`;
+    Ion.set(IONKEYS.APP_REDIRECT_TO, formattedURL);
+}
+
+export {
+    recordCurrentRoute,
+    redirect,
+};
diff --git a/src/lib/actions/Report.js b/src/lib/actions/Report.js
index fcdede6a91673..ef25d2e643595 100644
--- a/src/lib/actions/Report.js
+++ b/src/lib/actions/Report.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import promiseAllSettled from '../promiseAllSettled';
 import ExpensiMark from '../ExpensiMark';
 import Notification from '../Notification';
 import * as PersonalDetails from './PersonalDetails';
+import {redirect} from './App';
 
 let currentUserEmail;
 let currentUserAccountID;
@@ -211,12 +212,13 @@ function updateReportWithNewAction(reportID, reportAction) {
         return;
     }
 
+
     console.debug('[NOTIFICATION] Creating notification');
     Notification.showCommentNotification({
         reportAction,
         onClick: () => {
             // Navigate to this report onClick
-            Ion.set(IONKEYS.APP_REDIRECT_TO, `/${reportID}`);
+            redirect(reportID);
         }
     });
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/actions/SignInRedirect.js b/src/lib/actions/SignInRedirect.js
index ff7c1a7473948..cfd1a8ad91db1 100644
--- a/src/lib/actions/SignInRedirect.js
+++ b/src/lib/actions/SignInRedirect.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import Ion from '../Ion';
 import IONKEYS from '../../IONKEYS';
 import ROUTES from '../../ROUTES';
+import {redirect} from './App';
 
 /**
  * Redirects to the sign in page and handles adding any exitTo params to the URL.
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ function redirectToSignIn() {
             const urlWithExitTo = url === '/'
                 ? ROUTES.SIGNIN
                 : `${ROUTES.SIGNIN}/exitTo${url}`;
-            return Ion.set(IONKEYS.APP_REDIRECT_TO, urlWithExitTo);
+            return redirect(urlWithExitTo);
         });
 }
 
diff --git a/src/page/home/sidebar/ChatSwitcherView.js b/src/page/home/sidebar/ChatSwitcherView.js
index f2208a3bee86a..92918480a876d 100644
--- a/src/page/home/sidebar/ChatSwitcherView.js
+++ b/src/page/home/sidebar/ChatSwitcherView.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import KeyboardShortcut from '../../../lib/KeyboardShortcut';
 import ChatSwitcherList from './ChatSwitcherList';
 import ChatSwitcherSearchForm from './ChatSwitcherSearchForm';
 import {fetchOrCreateChatReport} from '../../../lib/actions/Report';
+import {redirect} from '../../../lib/actions/App';
 
 const propTypes = {
     // A method that is triggered when the TextInput gets focus
@@ -126,7 +127,7 @@ class ChatSwitcherView extends React.Component {
     fetchChatReportAndRedirect(option) {
         Ion.get(IONKEYS.MY_PERSONAL_DETAILS, 'login')
             .then(currentLogin => fetchOrCreateChatReport([currentLogin, option.login]))
-            .then(reportID => Ion.set(IONKEYS.APP_REDIRECT_TO, `/${reportID}`));
+            .then(reportID => redirect(reportID));
         this.reset();
     }
 
diff --git a/src/page/home/sidebar/SidebarLinks.js b/src/page/home/sidebar/SidebarLinks.js
index 1af2ef40dd678..356a474e2585d 100644
--- a/src/page/home/sidebar/SidebarLinks.js
+++ b/src/page/home/sidebar/SidebarLinks.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import ChatSwitcherView from './ChatSwitcherView';
 import SafeAreaInsetPropTypes from '../../SafeAreaInsetPropTypes';
 import compose from '../../../lib/compose';
 import {withRouter} from '../../../lib/Router';
+import {redirect} from '../../../lib/actions/App';
 
 const propTypes = {
     // These are from withRouter
@@ -125,7 +126,7 @@ export default compose(
 
                     // If we're on the home page, then redirect to the first report ID
                     if (currentURL === '/' && firstReportID) {
-                        Ion.set(IONKEYS.APP_REDIRECT_TO, `/${firstReportID}`);
+                        redirect(firstReportID);
                     }
                 });
             }),