diff --git a/RELEASE.md b/RELEASE.md
index c285a2b74e..5c557c90d6 100644
--- a/RELEASE.md
+++ b/RELEASE.md
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ Please follow the established format:
 - Remove default props from functional components. (#1906)
 - Fix for schema change in strawberry-graphql JSON scalar. (#1903)
 - Fix messaging level when package compatibility is not satisfied. (#1904)
+- Fix broken URL when active pipeline name changes on initial load. (#1914)
 
 # Release 9.0.0
 
diff --git a/package/kedro_viz/data_access/repositories/catalog.py b/package/kedro_viz/data_access/repositories/catalog.py
index 427a13cf0d..bfbd61a437 100644
--- a/package/kedro_viz/data_access/repositories/catalog.py
+++ b/package/kedro_viz/data_access/repositories/catalog.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     from kedro.pipeline._transcoding import TRANSCODING_SEPARATOR, _strip_transcoding
 except ImportError:  # pragma: no cover
     # older versions
-    from kedro.pipeline.pipeline import TRANSCODING_SEPARATOR, _strip_transcoding
+    from kedro.pipeline.pipeline import TRANSCODING_SEPARATOR, _strip_transcoding  # type: ignore
 
 from packaging.version import parse
 
diff --git a/package/kedro_viz/integrations/kedro/hooks.py b/package/kedro_viz/integrations/kedro/hooks.py
index d68c5eea70..32f2ffa594 100644
--- a/package/kedro_viz/integrations/kedro/hooks.py
+++ b/package/kedro_viz/integrations/kedro/hooks.py
@@ -17,7 +17,10 @@
     from kedro.pipeline._transcoding import TRANSCODING_SEPARATOR, _strip_transcoding
 except ImportError:  # pragma: no cover
     # older versions
-    from kedro.pipeline.pipeline import TRANSCODING_SEPARATOR, _strip_transcoding
+    from kedro.pipeline.pipeline import (  # type: ignore
+        TRANSCODING_SEPARATOR,
+        _strip_transcoding,
+    )
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
diff --git a/package/kedro_viz/models/flowchart.py b/package/kedro_viz/models/flowchart.py
index e93418323c..b4d43d5cbc 100644
--- a/package/kedro_viz/models/flowchart.py
+++ b/package/kedro_viz/models/flowchart.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     from kedro.pipeline._transcoding import TRANSCODING_SEPARATOR, _strip_transcoding
 except ImportError:  # pragma: no cover
     # older versions
-    from kedro.pipeline.pipeline import TRANSCODING_SEPARATOR, _strip_transcoding
+    from kedro.pipeline.pipeline import TRANSCODING_SEPARATOR, _strip_transcoding  # type: ignore
 
 from pydantic import (
     BaseModel,
diff --git a/src/components/flowchart-wrapper/flowchart-wrapper.js b/src/components/flowchart-wrapper/flowchart-wrapper.js
index 02750f59fc..bbc04812f1 100644
--- a/src/components/flowchart-wrapper/flowchart-wrapper.js
+++ b/src/components/flowchart-wrapper/flowchart-wrapper.js
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ export const FlowChartWrapper = ({
     if (localStorageParams) {
       const paramActions = {
         pipeline: (value) => {
-          if (!searchParams.has(params.pipeline) && activePipeline) {
+          if (activePipeline) {
             toSetQueryParam(params.pipeline, value.active || activePipeline);
           }
         },