diff --git a/src/layouts/welcome-page/welcome-page.vue b/src/layouts/welcome-page/welcome-page.vue
index b80075b5..6055a872 100644
--- a/src/layouts/welcome-page/welcome-page.vue
+++ b/src/layouts/welcome-page/welcome-page.vue
@@ -471,7 +471,8 @@ export default {
         },
         startNewReferral() {
             this.mainStore.issConfig.enableContinueFromCookie = false;
-            this.mainStore.order.loadedFromCookie = 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();
         }