diff --git a/services/web/app/views/project/list/notifications.pug b/services/web/app/views/project/list/notifications.pug
index 33893411a6..9dc1c08c7b 100644
--- a/services/web/app/views/project/list/notifications.pug
+++ b/services/web/app/views/project/list/notifications.pug
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
 						p !{translate("can_link_institution_email_acct_to_institution_acct", {appName: settings.appName, email: "{{notification.email}}", institutionName: "{{notification.institutionName}}"})}
 						div !{translate("doing_this_allow_log_in_through_institution", {appName: settings.appName})}
 					.notification-action
-						a.btn.btn-sm.btn-info(href="{{samlInitPath}}?university_id={{notification.institutionId}}&auto=project&email={{notification.email}}")
+						a.btn.btn-sm.btn-info(href="{{samlInitPath}}?university_id={{notification.institutionId}}&auto=/project&email={{notification.email}}")
 							| #{translate('link_account')}
 					.notification-close
 						button(ng-click="dismiss(notification)").close.pull-right
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
 						p !{translate("can_link_institution_email_acct_to_institution_acct", {appName: settings.appName, email: "{{notification.email}}", institutionName: "{{notification.institutionName}}"})}
 						div !{translate("doing_this_allow_log_in_through_institution", {appName: settings.appName})}
 					.notification-action
-						a.btn.btn-sm.btn-info(href="{{samlInitPath}}?university_id={{notification.institutionId}}&auto=project&email={{notification.email}}")
+						a.btn.btn-sm.btn-info(href="{{samlInitPath}}?university_id={{notification.institutionId}}&auto=/project&email={{notification.email}}")
 							| #{translate('link_account')}
 					.notification-close
 						button(ng-click="dismiss(notification)").close.pull-right
diff --git a/services/web/frontend/js/main/affiliations/controllers/UserAffiliationsController.js b/services/web/frontend/js/main/affiliations/controllers/UserAffiliationsController.js
index d2d1d80afc..7caf55e815 100644
--- a/services/web/frontend/js/main/affiliations/controllers/UserAffiliationsController.js
+++ b/services/web/frontend/js/main/affiliations/controllers/UserAffiliationsController.js
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ define(['base'], App =>
       $scope.ui.isProcessing = true
       $window.location.href = `${
         $scope.samlInitPath
-      }?university_id=${institutionId}&auto=true&email=${email}`
+      }?university_id=${institutionId}&auto=/user/settings&email=${email}`
     }
 
     $scope.selectUniversityManually = function() {