diff --git a/src/pages/taskQueue/index.tsx b/src/pages/taskQueue/index.tsx
index 34164b6c42..2e9baf7b2e 100644
--- a/src/pages/taskQueue/index.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/taskQueue/index.tsx
@@ -48,7 +48,9 @@ const TaskQueue = () => {
       const firstDistroInList = taskQueueDistros[0]?.id;
       const defaultDistro = distro ?? firstDistroInList;
       setSelectedDistro(taskQueueDistros.find((d) => d.id === defaultDistro));
-      navigate(getTaskQueueRoute(defaultDistro, taskId));
+      if (distro === undefined) {
+        navigate(getTaskQueueRoute(defaultDistro, taskId));
+      }
     },
     onError: (err) => {
       dispatchToast.error(`There was an error loading distros: ${err.message}`);