diff --git a/frontend/src/helpers/projectView.ts b/frontend/src/helpers/projectView.ts
index 2c8cfb763..2e40f9efe 100644
--- a/frontend/src/helpers/projectView.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/helpers/projectView.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ const SETTINGS_KEY_PROJECT_VIEW = 'projectView'
  * Save the current project view to local storage
  */
 export function saveProjectView(projectId: IProject['id'], viewId: number) {
+	console.log({projectId, viewId})
 	if (!projectId || !viewId) {
 		return
 	}
diff --git a/frontend/src/router/index.ts b/frontend/src/router/index.ts
index 364339611..537a16413 100644
--- a/frontend/src/router/index.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/router/index.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { createRouter, createWebHistory } from 'vue-router'
 import type { RouteLocation } from 'vue-router'
 import {saveLastVisited} from '@/helpers/saveLastVisited'
 
-import {saveProjectView, getProjectViewId} from '@/helpers/projectView'
+import {getProjectViewId} from '@/helpers/projectView'
 import {parseDateOrString} from '@/helpers/time/parseDateOrString'
 import {getNextWeekDate} from '@/helpers/time/getNextWeekDate'
 import {LINK_SHARE_HASH_PREFIX} from '@/constants/linkShareHash'
@@ -366,7 +366,6 @@ const router = createRouter({
 			path: '/projects/:projectId/:viewId',
 			name: 'project.view',
 			component: ProjectView,
-			beforeEnter: (to) => saveProjectView(parseInt(to.params.projectId as string), parseInt(to.params.viewId as string)),
 			props: route => ({ 
 				projectId: parseInt(route.params.projectId as string),
 				viewId: route.params.viewId ? parseInt(route.params.viewId as string): undefined,
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/project/ProjectView.vue b/frontend/src/views/project/ProjectView.vue
index 3a18fdbdd..86bdfa449 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/project/ProjectView.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/project/ProjectView.vue
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import {computed, watch} from 'vue'
 import {useProjectStore} from '@/stores/projects'
 import {useRoute, useRouter} from 'vue-router'
+import {saveProjectView} from '@/helpers/projectView'
 
 import ProjectList from '@/components/project/views/ProjectList.vue'
 import ProjectGantt from '@/components/project/views/ProjectGantt.vue'
@@ -53,6 +54,13 @@ watch(
 	redirectToFirstViewIfNecessary,
 )
 
+// using a watcher instead of beforeEnter because beforeEnter is not called when only the viewId changes
+watch(
+	() => [projectId, viewId],
+	() => saveProjectView(projectId, viewId),
+	{immediate: true},
+)
+
 const route = useRoute()
 </script>