diff --git a/client/components/NavBar.jsx b/client/components/NavBar.jsx
index c7b16af..d43ccbd 100644
--- a/client/components/NavBar.jsx
+++ b/client/components/NavBar.jsx
@@ -146,6 +146,16 @@ const ColorModeButton = () => {
 
 const LocaleSelect = ({ mr }) => {
   const { formatMessage } = useIntl();
+  const { pathname, query } = useRouter();
+
+  let currentPath = pathname;
+  if (query?.id) {
+    currentPath = `/chat/${query.id}`;
+  } else if (query?.iscommunity) {
+    currentPath = `?iscommunity=${query.iscommunity}`;
+  } else if (query?.q) {
+    currentPath = `?q=${query.q}`;
+  }
 
   return (
     <Menu>
@@ -163,10 +173,10 @@ const LocaleSelect = ({ mr }) => {
         />
       </Tooltip>
       <MenuList size="sm">
-        <NextLink href="/" locale="en">
+        <NextLink href={currentPath} locale="en">
           <MenuItem>English</MenuItem>
         </NextLink>
-        <NextLink href="/" locale="fr">
+        <NextLink href={currentPath} locale="fr">
           <MenuItem>French</MenuItem>
         </NextLink>
       </MenuList>
diff --git a/client/pages/index.jsx b/client/pages/index.jsx
index de3abb3..a368c85 100644
--- a/client/pages/index.jsx
+++ b/client/pages/index.jsx
@@ -36,8 +36,6 @@ export default function Home() {
   const { isOpen, onOpen, onClose } = useDisclosure();
   const { formatMessage } = useIntl();
   const {
-    locale,
-    defaultLocale,
     push,
     query: { q, iscommunity },
   } = useRouter();
@@ -113,11 +111,7 @@ export default function Home() {
   const handleSearch = async (e) => {
     e.preventDefault();
     setCurrentPage(0);
-    push(
-      `${locale !== defaultLocale ? locale : ""}/?q=${curSearchQuery}`,
-      undefined,
-      { shallow: true }
-    );
+    push(`/?q=${curSearchQuery}`, undefined, { shallow: true });
   };
 
   const displayMorePages = async () => {
@@ -155,17 +149,13 @@ export default function Home() {
   const handleCommunityChange = (newIsCommunity) => {
     setCurrentPage(0);
     if (newIsCommunity === 0) {
-      push(`${locale !== defaultLocale ? locale : ""}/`, undefined, {
+      push(`/`, undefined, {
         shallow: true,
       });
     } else {
-      push(
-        `${locale !== defaultLocale ? locale : ""}/?iscommunity=${
-          newIsCommunity === 2
-        }`,
-        undefined,
-        { shallow: true }
-      );
+      push(`/?iscommunity=${newIsCommunity === 2}`, undefined, {
+        shallow: true,
+      });
     }
     setSearchQuery("");
   };