diff --git a/src/fmg-components/nav-bar/nav-bar.vue b/src/fmg-components/nav-bar/nav-bar.vue
index 95100c639..631e5c0e5 100644
--- a/src/fmg-components/nav-bar/nav-bar.vue
+++ b/src/fmg-components/nav-bar/nav-bar.vue
@@ -45,9 +45,6 @@
 <script>
 import textLink from "@/ux-components/text-link/text-link";
 import buttonMain from "@/ux-components/button-main/button-main";
-import { fmgPageValues } from "@/router/router-constants/fmgPage-values";
-import analyticsMixin from "@/mixins/analytics-mixin";
-import router from "@/router/index.js";
 
 export default {
     name: "navbar",
@@ -100,17 +97,7 @@ export default {
             this.$emit("ForwardClicked");
         },
         linkClick() {
-             // check session expired and initSession to recreate cookies
-             if (analyticsMixin.methods.sessionExpired()) {
-                analyticsMixin.methods.initSession();
-
-                router.push({
-                    path: "/",
-                    query: { fmgPage: fmgPageValues.RETURN_USER },
-                });
-            } else {
-                this.$emit("BackClicked");
-            }
+            this.$emit("BackClicked");
         },
     },
 };
diff --git a/src/mixins/analytics-mixin.js b/src/mixins/analytics-mixin.js
index 9bc3cd15e..6f7f67c6f 100644
--- a/src/mixins/analytics-mixin.js
+++ b/src/mixins/analytics-mixin.js
@@ -712,8 +712,11 @@ export default {
             return !areAllSessionCookiesSet();
         },
 
-        // sessionExpired is true when one of the analytics cookies(sid, dxdev) has expired but we still have the funnelSessionInfo cookie
-        sessionExpired() {
+        async validateSession() {
+            // The noSession function checks the cookies related to analytics logging(sid).  it is not the funnel info cookie.
+            // The sid cookie for analytics will expire every 30 minutes and get recreated in initSession.  If this happens
+            // and we also have the funnel cookie present, that indicates they have an existing session that is now expired
+            // so route them to the return user page.
             const fromHeritage = getQuerystringParameter(queryStrings.FROM_HERITAGE) === "true";
             const funnelCookieLastTouched = getFunnelCookie()?.LastTouched;
             if (
@@ -722,15 +725,11 @@ export default {
                 funnelCookieLastTouched !== null &&
                 funnelCookieLastTouched !== undefined
             ) {
-                return true;
-            } else {
-                return false;
-            }
-        },
-
-        async validateSession() {
-            // do not init session if it is expired.  let the click event on button-main handle session expired logic
-            if (this.sessionExpired()) {
+                await this.initSession();
+                router.push({
+                    path: "/",
+                    query: { fmgPage: fmgPageValues.RETURN_USER },
+                });
                 return;
             }
 
diff --git a/src/ux-components/button-main/button-main.vue b/src/ux-components/button-main/button-main.vue
index dbf00b725..7980adf99 100644
--- a/src/ux-components/button-main/button-main.vue
+++ b/src/ux-components/button-main/button-main.vue
@@ -18,10 +18,6 @@
 
 <script>
 import loader from "@/ux-components/loader/loader";
-import { fmgPageValues } from "@/router/router-constants/fmgPage-values";
-import analyticsMixin from "@/mixins/analytics-mixin";
-import router from "@/router/index.js";
-
 
 export default {
     name: "buttonMain",
@@ -50,23 +46,9 @@ export default {
                 this.buttonText,
                 true
             );
-
             if (!this.isDisabled) {
-                if (!this.suppressLoader) {
-                    this.isLoaderDisplayed = true;
-                }
-                
-                // check session expired and initSession to recreate cookies
-                if (analyticsMixin.methods.sessionExpired()) {
-                    analyticsMixin.methods.initSession();
-
-                    router.push({
-                        path: "/",
-                        query: { fmgPage: fmgPageValues.RETURN_USER },
-                    });
-                } else {
-                    this.$emit("click-event");
-                }
+                if (!this.suppressLoader) this.isLoaderDisplayed = true;
+                this.$emit("click-event");
             }
         },
         resetButtonStyle() {