diff --git a/components/dashboard/src/service/service.tsx b/components/dashboard/src/service/service.tsx
index a0cba936c5bb04..09bd33bd3bfcd8 100644
--- a/components/dashboard/src/service/service.tsx
+++ b/components/dashboard/src/service/service.tsx
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ export class IDEFrontendService implements IDEFrontendDashboardService.IServer {
                 desktopLink.protocol === "jetbrains:" &&
                 !desktopLink.href.startsWith("jetbrains://gateway/io.gitpod.toolbox.gateway/")
             ) {
-                redirect = false;
+                redirect = true;
             }
         } catch (e) {
             console.error("invalid desktop link:", e);