diff --git a/ui/desktop/src/components/ParameterInputModal.tsx b/ui/desktop/src/components/ParameterInputModal.tsx
index 78d07091165c..382634804ed7 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/src/components/ParameterInputModal.tsx
+++ b/ui/desktop/src/components/ParameterInputModal.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import React, { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
+import { useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { Parameter } from '../recipe';
 import { Button } from './ui/button';
-import { getInitialWorkingDir } from '../utils/workingDir';
 import { defineMessages, useIntl } from '../i18n';
 
 const i18n = defineMessages({
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ const ParameterInputModal: React.FC<ParameterInputModalProps> = ({
   initialValues,
 }) => {
   const intl = useIntl();
+  const navigate = useNavigate();
   const [inputValues, setInputValues] = useState<Record<string, string>>({});
   const [validationErrors, setValidationErrors] = useState<Record<string, string>>({});
   const [showCancelOptions, setShowCancelOptions] = useState(false);
@@ -126,14 +127,7 @@ const ParameterInputModal: React.FC<ParameterInputModalProps> = ({
 
   const handleCancelOption = (option: 'new-chat' | 'back-to-form'): void => {
     if (option === 'new-chat') {
-      try {
-        const workingDir = getInitialWorkingDir();
-        window.electron.createChatWindow({ dir: workingDir });
-        window.electron.hideWindow();
-      } catch (error) {
-        console.error('Error creating new window:', error);
-        onClose();
-      }
+      navigate('/pair');
     } else {
       setShowCancelOptions(false); // Go back to the parameter form
     }