diff --git a/src/libs/Navigation/NavigationRoot.tsx b/src/libs/Navigation/NavigationRoot.tsx
index 20c426a74c71..2ca4c5178a5e 100644
--- a/src/libs/Navigation/NavigationRoot.tsx
+++ b/src/libs/Navigation/NavigationRoot.tsx
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ function parseAndLogRoute(state: NavigationState) {
 
     const focusedRoute = findFocusedRoute(state);
 
-    if (focusedRoute?.name !== SCREENS.NOT_FOUND) {
+    if (focusedRoute?.name !== SCREENS.NOT_FOUND && focusedRoute?.name !== SCREENS.SAML_SIGN_IN) {
         updateLastVisitedPath(currentPath);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/pages/signin/SAMLSignInPage/index.tsx b/src/pages/signin/SAMLSignInPage/index.tsx
index 701c2917bea6..1ff9d02672be 100644
--- a/src/pages/signin/SAMLSignInPage/index.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/signin/SAMLSignInPage/index.tsx
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import type {SAMLSignInPageOnyxProps, SAMLSignInPageProps} from './types';
 
 function SAMLSignInPage({credentials}: SAMLSignInPageProps) {
     useEffect(() => {
-        window.open(`${CONFIG.EXPENSIFY.SAML_URL}?email=${credentials?.login}&referer=${CONFIG.EXPENSIFY.EXPENSIFY_CASH_REFERER}`, '_self');
+        window.location.replace(`${CONFIG.EXPENSIFY.SAML_URL}?email=${credentials?.login}&referer=${CONFIG.EXPENSIFY.EXPENSIFY_CASH_REFERER}`);
     }, [credentials?.login]);
 
     return <SAMLLoadingIndicator />;