diff --git a/web/src/pages/PullRequests/PullRequests.tsx b/web/src/pages/PullRequests/PullRequests.tsx
index 203181e40..ca5566a87 100644
--- a/web/src/pages/PullRequests/PullRequests.tsx
+++ b/web/src/pages/PullRequests/PullRequests.tsx
@@ -56,7 +56,9 @@ export default function PullRequests() {
   const [page, setPage] = usePageIndex(pageInit)
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    updateQueryParams({ page: page.toString() })
+    if (page > 1) {
+      updateQueryParams({ page: page.toString() })
+    }
   }, [setPage]) // eslint-disable-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
 
   const { repoMetadata, error, loading, refetch } = useGetRepositoryMetadata()