diff --git a/src/layouts/welcome-page/welcome-page.vue b/src/layouts/welcome-page/welcome-page.vue
index 38b35558..56b6b7f0 100644
--- a/src/layouts/welcome-page/welcome-page.vue
+++ b/src/layouts/welcome-page/welcome-page.vue
@@ -386,7 +386,9 @@ export default {
         },
         navigateForward() {
             if ((this.mainStore.applicationUser.duplicateOrders?.length > 0 ?? false)
-                && !this.answeredContinueModal) {
+                && !this.mainStore.order.loadedFromCookie) {
+                // NOTE: Only navigate to duplicate check page if the user has not already loaded an
+                // existing referral from cookie (continue option from cookie popup) and they have not visited the duplicate check page already.
                 // Duplicate orders found; navigating to duplicate check page and skipping save session.
                 this.$router.navigate(
                     this.navigationScenarios.CLICKED_FORWARD_WITH_DUPLICATES,
@@ -498,8 +500,6 @@ export default {
         },
         startNewReferral() {
             this.mainStore.issConfig.enableContinueFromCookie = false;
-            // Setting this to true so we skip dupe check since the user already decided not to load the previous referral
-            this.mainStore.order.loadedFromCookie = true;
             this.answeredContinueModal = true;
             this.$refs.continueModal.closeModal();
         }