From d04aa8d1c16e1a4589517d1652b2830fc10cbe27 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kha Nguyen <hi@khanguyen.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2025 20:08:08 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] fix: prevent multiple project creation when project doesn't
 exist

---
 apps/web/src/app/editor/[project_id]/page.tsx | 19 ++++++-------------
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

diff --git a/apps/web/src/app/editor/[project_id]/page.tsx b/apps/web/src/app/editor/[project_id]/page.tsx
index ad8561ac..039e7ca0 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/app/editor/[project_id]/page.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/app/editor/[project_id]/page.tsx
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ export default function Editor() {
   const params = useParams();
   const router = useRouter();
   const projectId = params.project_id as string;
-  const handledProjectIds = useRef<Set<string>>(new Set());
   const [isOnboardingOpen, setIsOnboardingOpen] = useState(true);
 
   useDisableBrowserZoom();
@@ -45,20 +44,14 @@ export default function Editor() {
 
   useEffect(() => {
     const initProject = async () => {
-      if (!projectId) return;
-
-      if (handledProjectIds.current.has(projectId)) {
-        return;
-      }
-
       try {
         await loadProject(projectId);
-      } catch (error) {
-        handledProjectIds.current.add(projectId);
-
-        const newProjectId = await createNewProject("Untitled Project");
-        router.replace(`/editor/${newProjectId}`);
-        return;
+      } catch (error: any) {
+        // if the project is not found, go back to the projects page,
+        // creating a new project here will cause multiple projects to be created
+        if (error.message.includes("not found")) {
+          router.push("/projects");
+        }
       }
     };