diff --git a/pages/index.tsx b/pages/index.tsx
index 2726a1f1..166af037 100644
--- a/pages/index.tsx
+++ b/pages/index.tsx
@@ -457,6 +457,7 @@ export const getServerSideProps: GetServerSideProps = async (context) => {
 
   // Set gift details if gift = true in the query params (only for tree projects)
   if (
+    giftDetails?.type !== "direct" &&
     context.query.gift === "true" &&
     projectDetails !== null &&
     !NON_GIFTABLE_PROJECT_PURPOSES.includes(projectDetails.purpose)