diff --git a/apps/client/src/common/utils/__tests__/urlPresets.test.ts b/apps/client/src/common/utils/__tests__/urlPresets.test.ts
index 56904962e..45635e6c9 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/common/utils/__tests__/urlPresets.test.ts
+++ b/apps/client/src/common/utils/__tests__/urlPresets.test.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import { resolvePath } from 'react-router-dom';
 
-import { generateUrlFromPreset, getRouteFromPreset, validateUrlPresetPath } from '../urlPresets';
+import { generatePathFromPreset, getRouteFromPreset, validateUrlPresetPath } from '../urlPresets';
 
-describe('A preset fails if incorrect', () => {
+describe('validateUrlPresetPaths()', () => {
   test.each([
     // no empty
     '',
@@ -17,87 +17,56 @@ describe('A preset fails if incorrect', () => {
     // no editor
     'editor',
     'editor?test',
-  ])('validateUrlPresetPath(%s) should return false', (t) => {
+  ])('flags known edge cases: %s', (t) => {
     expect(validateUrlPresetPath(t).isValid).toBeFalsy();
   });
 });
 
-describe('generateUrlFromPreset and getRouteFromPreset function', () => {
-  test('generate the expected url from an alias', () => {
-    const testData = [
-      {
-        enabled: true,
-        alias: 'demopage',
-        pathAndParams: '/timer?user=guest',
-      },
-    ];
+describe('getRouteFromPreset()', () => {
+  const presets = [
+    {
+      enabled: true,
+      alias: 'demopage',
+      pathAndParams: '/timer?user=guest',
+    },
+  ];
 
-    const expected = [
-      {
-        url: '/timer?user=guest&alias=demopage',
-      },
-    ];
-
-    expect(generateUrlFromPreset(testData[0])).toStrictEqual(expected[0].url);
+  it('checks if the current location matches an enabled preset', () => {
+    // we make the current location be the alias
+    const location = resolvePath('demopage');
+    expect(getRouteFromPreset(location, presets)).toStrictEqual('timer?user=guest&alias=demopage');
   });
-  test('generate the url to redirect to when the current URL is just the alias', () => {
-    const presets = [
-      {
-        enabled: true,
-        alias: 'demopage',
-        pathAndParams: '/timer?user=guest',
-      },
-    ];
-    // let current location be the alias
-    const location = resolvePath(presets[0].alias);
 
-    const expected = [
-      {
-        url: '/timer?user=guest&alias=demopage',
-      },
-    ];
-
-    // @ts-expect-error -- using a Path as a Location
-    expect(getRouteFromPreset(location, presets, null)).toStrictEqual(expected[0].url);
+  it('returns null if the current location is the exact match of an unwrapped alias', () => {
+    // we make the current location be the alias
+    const location = resolvePath('/timer?user=guest&alias=demopage');
+    expect(getRouteFromPreset(location, presets)).toEqual(null);
   });
-  test('generate the url to redirect to when the current URL the same url but with a change of params', () => {
-    const presets = [
-      {
-        enabled: true,
-        alias: 'demopage',
-        pathAndParams: '/timer?user=guest',
-      },
-    ];
-    // let current location be the actual url with alias attached to it
-    const location = resolvePath(presets[0].pathAndParams);
-    const urlSearchParams = new URLSearchParams(location.search);
-    urlSearchParams.append('alias', presets[0].alias); //
 
-    // update current alias with extra param
-    presets[0].pathAndParams += '&eventId=674';
-    const expected = [
-      {
-        url: '/timer?user=guest&eventId=674&alias=demopage',
-      },
-    ];
-
-    // @ts-expect-error -- using a Path as a Location
-    expect(getRouteFromPreset(location, presets, urlSearchParams)).toStrictEqual(expected[0].url);
+  it('returns a new destination if the current location is an out-of-date unwrapped alias', () => {
+    // we make the current location be the alias
+    const location = resolvePath('/timer?user=admin&alias=demopage');
+    expect(getRouteFromPreset(location, presets)).toEqual('timer?user=guest&alias=demopage');
   });
-  test('generate no url to redirect to when the current URL the same url', () => {
-    const presets = [
-      {
-        enabled: true,
-        alias: 'demopage',
-        pathAndParams: '/timer?user=guest',
-      },
-    ];
-    // let current location be the actual url with alias attached to it
-    const location = resolvePath(presets[0].pathAndParams);
-    const urlSearchParams = new URLSearchParams(location.search);
-    urlSearchParams.append('alias', presets[0].alias);
 
-    // @ts-expect-error -- using a Path as a Location
-    expect(getRouteFromPreset(location, presets, urlSearchParams)).toBeNull();
+  it('checks if the current location contains an unwrapped preset', () => {
+    // we make the current location be the alias
+    const location = resolvePath('/timer?user=guest&alias=demopage');
+    expect(getRouteFromPreset(location, presets)).toEqual(null);
+  });
+
+  it('ignores a location that has no presets', () => {
+    // we make the current location be the alias
+    const location = resolvePath('/unknown');
+    expect(getRouteFromPreset(location, presets)).toEqual(null);
+  });
+});
+
+describe('generatePathFromPreset()', () => {
+  test.each([
+    ['timer?user=guest', 'demopage', 'timer?user=guest&alias=demopage'],
+    ['timer?user=admin', 'demopage', 'timer?user=admin&alias=demopage'],
+  ])('generates a path from a preset: %s', (path, alias, expected) => {
+    expect(generatePathFromPreset(path, alias)).toEqual(expected);
   });
 });
diff --git a/apps/client/src/common/utils/urlPresets.ts b/apps/client/src/common/utils/urlPresets.ts
index 098f0391a..c4ef93c3b 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/common/utils/urlPresets.ts
+++ b/apps/client/src/common/utils/urlPresets.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,11 @@
-import isEqual from 'react-fast-compare';
-import { Location, resolvePath } from 'react-router-dom';
+import { Path, resolvePath } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { URLPreset } from 'ontime-types';
 
 /**
  * Validates a preset against defined parameters
- * @param {string} preset
- * @returns {{message: string, isValid: boolean}}
+ * Used in the context of form validation
  */
-export const validateUrlPresetPath = (preset: string): { message: string; isValid: boolean } => {
+export function validateUrlPresetPath(preset: string): { message: string; isValid: boolean } {
   if (preset === '' || preset == null) {
     return { isValid: false, message: 'Path cannot be empty' };
   }
@@ -26,7 +24,7 @@ export const validateUrlPresetPath = (preset: string): { message: string; isVali
   }
 
   return { isValid: true, message: 'ok' };
-};
+}
 
 /**
  * Utility removes trailing slash from a string
@@ -36,48 +34,52 @@ function removeTrailingSlash(text: string): string {
 }
 
 /**
- * Gets the URL to send a preset to
- * @param location
- * @param data
- * @param searchParams
+ * Checks whether the current location corresponds to a preset and returns the new path if necessary
  */
-export const getRouteFromPreset = (location: Location, data: URLPreset[], searchParams: URLSearchParams) => {
+export function getRouteFromPreset(location: Path, urlPresets: URLPreset[]) {
+  // current url is the pathname without the leading slash
   const currentURL = location.pathname.substring(1);
 
-  // we need to check if the whole url here is an alias, so we can redirect
-  const foundPreset = data.find((preset) => preset.alias === removeTrailingSlash(currentURL) && preset.enabled);
+  // we need to check if the whole url is an alias
+  const foundPreset = urlPresets.find((preset) => preset.alias === removeTrailingSlash(currentURL) && preset.enabled);
   if (foundPreset) {
-    return generateUrlFromPreset(foundPreset);
+    // if so, we can redirect to the preset path
+    return generatePathFromPreset(foundPreset.pathAndParams, foundPreset.alias);
   }
 
+  // if the current url is not an alias, we check if the alias is in the search parameters
+  const searchParams = new URLSearchParams(location.search);
+
   const presetOnPage = searchParams.get('alias');
-  for (const d of data) {
-    if (presetOnPage) {
-      // if the alias fits the preset on this page, but the URL is different, we redirect user to the new URL
-      // if we have the same alias and its enabled and its not empty
-      if (d.alias !== '' && d.enabled && d.alias === presetOnPage) {
-        const newPath = resolvePath(d.pathAndParams);
-        const urlParams = new URLSearchParams(newPath.search);
-        urlParams.set('alias', d.alias);
-        // we confirm either the url parameters does not match or the url path doesnt
-        if (!isEqual(urlParams, searchParams) || newPath.pathname !== location.pathname) {
-          // we then redirect to the alias route, since the view listening to this alias has an outdated URL
-          return `${newPath.pathname}?${urlParams}`;
-        }
+  if (!presetOnPage) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  for (const preset of urlPresets) {
+    // if the page has a known enabled alias, we check if we need to redirect
+    if (preset.alias === presetOnPage && preset.enabled) {
+      const newPath = generatePathFromPreset(preset.pathAndParams, preset.alias);
+      const currentPath = `${location.pathname}${location.search}`.substring(1);
+      if (currentPath !== newPath) {
+        // if current path is out of date
+        // return new path so we can redirect
+        return newPath;
       }
     }
   }
   return null;
-};
+}
 
 /**
- * Generate URL from an preset
- * @param presetData
+ * Handles generating a path and search parameters from a preset
  */
-export const generateUrlFromPreset = (presetData: URLPreset) => {
-  const newPresetPath = resolvePath(presetData.pathAndParams);
-  const urlParams = new URLSearchParams(newPresetPath.search);
-  urlParams.set('alias', presetData.alias);
+export function generatePathFromPreset(pathAndParams: string, alias: string): string {
+  const path = resolvePath(pathAndParams);
+  const searchParams = new URLSearchParams(path.search);
 
-  return `${newPresetPath.pathname}?${urlParams}`;
-};
+  // save the alias so we have a reference to it being a preset and can update if necessary
+  searchParams.set('alias', alias);
+
+  // return path concatenated without the leading slash
+  return `${path.pathname}?${searchParams}`.substring(1);
+}
diff --git a/apps/client/src/features/PresetWrapper.tsx b/apps/client/src/features/PresetWrapper.tsx
index e46ad8af3..d5beeab09 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/features/PresetWrapper.tsx
+++ b/apps/client/src/features/PresetWrapper.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* eslint-disable react/display-name */
 import { ComponentType, useEffect } from 'react';
-import { useLocation, useNavigate, useSearchParams } from 'react-router-dom';
+import { useLocation, useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom';
 
 import useUrlPresets from '../common/hooks-query/useUrlPresets';
 import { getRouteFromPreset } from '../common/utils/urlPresets';
@@ -8,19 +8,19 @@ import { getRouteFromPreset } from '../common/utils/urlPresets';
 const withPreset = <P extends object>(Component: ComponentType<P>) => {
   return (props: Partial<P>) => {
     const { data } = useUrlPresets();
-    const [searchParams] = useSearchParams();
     const navigate = useNavigate();
     const location = useLocation();
 
     // navigate if is alias route
     useEffect(() => {
       if (!data) return;
-      const url = getRouteFromPreset(location, data, searchParams);
-      // navigate to this route if its not empty
-      if (url) {
-        navigate(url);
+      const destination = getRouteFromPreset(location, data);
+
+      // navigate to this destination if its not null
+      if (destination) {
+        navigate(destination);
       }
-    }, [data, searchParams, navigate, location]);
+    }, [data, navigate, location]);
 
     return <Component {...(props as P)} />;
   };