diff --git a/changedetectionio/static/js/tabs.js b/changedetectionio/static/js/tabs.js
index c419e0fbf..aeb427fee 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/static/js/tabs.js
+++ b/changedetectionio/static/js/tabs.js
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ window.addEventListener('hashchange', function () {
 var has_errors = document.querySelectorAll(".messages .error");
 if (!has_errors.length) {
     if (document.location.hash == "") {
-        document.querySelector(".tabs ul li:first-child a").click();
+        const hash = document.querySelector(".tabs ul li:first-child a").href;
+        window.location.replaceState(undefined, undefined, hash);
     } else {
         set_active_tab();
     }
diff --git a/changedetectionio/templates/watch-overview.html b/changedetectionio/templates/watch-overview.html
index 24027ff4d..9f0d1c3c8 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/templates/watch-overview.html
+++ b/changedetectionio/templates/watch-overview.html
@@ -153,10 +153,10 @@
                        class="recheck pure-button pure-button-primary">{% if watch.uuid in queued_uuids %}Queued{% else %}Recheck{% endif %}</a>
                     <a href="{{ url_for('edit_page', uuid=watch.uuid)}}" class="pure-button pure-button-primary">Edit</a>
                     {% if watch.history_n >= 2 %}
-                    <a href="{{ url_for('diff_history_page', uuid=watch.uuid) }}" target="{{watch.uuid}}" class="pure-button pure-button-primary diff-link">Diff</a>
+                    <a href="{{ url_for('diff_history_page', uuid=watch.uuid) }}" class="pure-button pure-button-primary diff-link">Diff</a>
                     {% else %}
                         {% if watch.history_n == 1 or (watch.history_n ==0 and watch.error_text_ctime )%}
-                            <a href="{{ url_for('preview_page', uuid=watch.uuid)}}" target="{{watch.uuid}}" class="pure-button pure-button-primary">Preview</a>
+                            <a href="{{ url_for('preview_page', uuid=watch.uuid)}}" class="pure-button pure-button-primary">Preview</a>
                         {% endif %}
                     {% endif %}
                 </td>