diff --git a/src/pages/workspace/WorkspaceInitialPage.tsx b/src/pages/workspace/WorkspaceInitialPage.tsx
index 310b2107e7b2f..94b1587b88393 100644
--- a/src/pages/workspace/WorkspaceInitialPage.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/workspace/WorkspaceInitialPage.tsx
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ function WorkspaceInitialPage({policyDraft, policy: policyProp, route}: Workspac
     const shouldShowNavigationTabBar = !shouldShowNotFoundPage;
 
     const fetchPolicyData = () => {
-        if (policyDraft?.id) {
+        if (policyDraft?.id || !isFocused) {
             return;
         }
         openPolicyInitialPage(route.params.policyID);
diff --git a/src/pages/workspace/WorkspaceOverviewPage.tsx b/src/pages/workspace/WorkspaceOverviewPage.tsx
index 5b3037a5d3b0d..edf8557910755 100644
--- a/src/pages/workspace/WorkspaceOverviewPage.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/workspace/WorkspaceOverviewPage.tsx
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ function WorkspaceOverviewPage({policyDraft, policy: policyProp, route}: Workspa
     const mentionReportContextValue = {policyID: policy?.id, currentReportID: undefined, exactlyMatch: true};
 
     const fetchPolicyData = () => {
-        if (policyDraft?.id) {
+        if (policyDraft?.id || !isFocused) {
             return;
         }
         openPolicyProfilePage(route.params.policyID);