diff --git a/app/scenes/DesktopRedirect.tsx b/app/scenes/DesktopRedirect.tsx
index 25a82aaad..d4581b96f 100644
--- a/app/scenes/DesktopRedirect.tsx
+++ b/app/scenes/DesktopRedirect.tsx
@@ -14,7 +14,10 @@ const DesktopRedirect = () => {
 
   React.useEffect(() => {
     if (token) {
-      window.location.href = `outline://${window.location.host}/auth/redirect?token=${token}`;
+      window.open(
+        `outline://${window.location.host}/auth/redirect?token=${token}`,
+        "_self"
+      );
 
       // Clean the url so it's not possible to hit reload, re-using the transfer token will not work.
       window.location.search = "";