diff --git a/services/web/app/coffee/Features/Errors/Errors.coffee b/services/web/app/coffee/Features/Errors/Errors.coffee
index 720b092012..94aeaa2a90 100644
--- a/services/web/app/coffee/Features/Errors/Errors.coffee
+++ b/services/web/app/coffee/Features/Errors/Errors.coffee
@@ -82,13 +82,6 @@ EmailExistsError = (message) ->
 	return error
 EmailExistsError.prototype.__proto__ = Error.prototype
 
-ProjectNotTokenAccessError = (message) ->
-	error = new Error(message)
-	error.name = "ProjectNotTokenAccessError"
-	error.__proto__ = ProjectNotTokenAccessError.prototype
-	return error
-ProjectNotTokenAccessError.prototype.__proto__ = Error.prototype
-
 module.exports = Errors =
 	NotFoundError: NotFoundError
 	ServiceNotConfiguredError: ServiceNotConfiguredError
@@ -102,4 +95,3 @@ module.exports = Errors =
 	V1ConnectionError: V1ConnectionError
 	UnconfirmedEmailError: UnconfirmedEmailError
 	EmailExistsError: EmailExistsError
-	ProjectNotTokenAccessError: ProjectNotTokenAccessError
diff --git a/services/web/app/coffee/Features/TokenAccess/TokenAccessController.coffee b/services/web/app/coffee/Features/TokenAccess/TokenAccessController.coffee
index 6b03e6c600..9e35c622b0 100644
--- a/services/web/app/coffee/Features/TokenAccess/TokenAccessController.coffee
+++ b/services/web/app/coffee/Features/TokenAccess/TokenAccessController.coffee
@@ -7,15 +7,6 @@ settings = require 'settings-sharelatex'
 
 module.exports = TokenAccessController =
 
-	redirectNotFoundErrorToV1: (err, req, res, next) ->
-		if err instanceof Errors.ProjectNotTokenAccessError and settings.overleaf
-			logger.log {
-				token: req.params['read_and_write_token']
-			}, "[TokenAccess] No project found for token, redirecting to v1"
-			res.redirect(settings.overleaf.host + req.url)
-		else
-			next(err)
-
 	_loadEditor: (projectId, req, res, next) ->
 		req.params.Project_id = projectId.toString()
 		return ProjectController.loadEditor(req, res, next)
@@ -29,7 +20,8 @@ module.exports = TokenAccessController =
 			if !projectExists
 				logger.log {token, userId},
 					"[TokenAccess] no project found for this token"
-				return next(new Errors.ProjectNotTokenAccessError())
+				# Project does not exist, but may be unimported - try it on v1
+				return res.redirect(settings.overleaf.host + req.url)
 			if !project?
 				logger.log {token, userId},
 					"[TokenAccess] no project with higher access found for this user and token"
diff --git a/services/web/app/coffee/router.coffee b/services/web/app/coffee/router.coffee
index 35de9f804f..b196c56870 100644
--- a/services/web/app/coffee/router.coffee
+++ b/services/web/app/coffee/router.coffee
@@ -418,8 +418,7 @@ module.exports = class Router
 				maxRequests: 10,
 				timeInterval: 60
 			}),
-			TokenAccessController.readOnlyToken,
-			TokenAccessController.redirectNotFoundErrorToV1
+			TokenAccessController.readOnlyToken
 
 		webRouter.get '/:read_and_write_token([0-9]+[a-z]+)',
 			RateLimiterMiddlewear.rateLimit({
@@ -427,7 +426,6 @@ module.exports = class Router
 				maxRequests: 10,
 				timeInterval: 60
 			}),
-			TokenAccessController.readAndWriteToken,
-			TokenAccessController.redirectNotFoundErrorToV1
+			TokenAccessController.readAndWriteToken
 
 		webRouter.get '*', ErrorController.notFound
diff --git a/services/web/test/unit/coffee/TokenAccess/TokenAccessControllerTests.coffee b/services/web/test/unit/coffee/TokenAccess/TokenAccessControllerTests.coffee
index 0fe8ab358a..0bdb6d59e6 100644
--- a/services/web/test/unit/coffee/TokenAccess/TokenAccessControllerTests.coffee
+++ b/services/web/test/unit/coffee/TokenAccess/TokenAccessControllerTests.coffee
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ describe "TokenAccessController", ->
 			'../Authentication/AuthenticationController': @AuthenticationController = {}
 			'./TokenAccessHandler': @TokenAccessHandler = {}
 			'logger-sharelatex': {log: sinon.stub(), err: sinon.stub()}
+			'settings-sharelatex': {
+				overleaf:
+					host: 'http://overleaf.test:5000'
+			}
 
 		@AuthenticationController.getLoggedInUserId = sinon.stub().returns(@userId.toString())
 
@@ -234,6 +238,7 @@ describe "TokenAccessController", ->
 				describe 'when project does not exist', ->
 					beforeEach ->
 						@req = new MockRequest()
+						@req.url = '/123abc'
 						@res = new MockResponse()
 						@res.redirect = sinon.stub()
 						@next = sinon.stub()
@@ -245,10 +250,10 @@ describe "TokenAccessController", ->
 							.callsArgWith(2, null, @project, false)
 						@TokenAccessController.readAndWriteToken @req, @res, @next
 
-					it 'should return a ProjectNotTokenAccessError', (done) ->
-						expect(@next.callCount).to.equal 1
-						expect(@next.firstCall.args[0].name)
-							.to.equal 'ProjectNotTokenAccessError'
+					it 'should redirect to v1', (done) ->
+						expect(@res.redirect.callCount).to.equal 1
+						expect(@res.redirect.firstCall.args[0])
+							.to.equal 'http://overleaf.test:5000/123abc'
 						done()
 
 				describe 'when token access is off, but user has higher access anyway', ->
@@ -311,7 +316,7 @@ describe "TokenAccessController", ->
 							.callsArgWith(1, null, null)
 						@TokenAccessHandler.findProjectWithHigherAccess =
 							sinon.stub()
-							.callsArgWith(2, null, null)
+							.callsArgWith(2, null, null, true)
 						@TokenAccessHandler.addReadAndWriteUserToProject = sinon.stub()
 							.callsArgWith(2, null)
 						@ProjectController.loadEditor = sinon.stub()
@@ -502,6 +507,7 @@ describe "TokenAccessController", ->
 			describe 'when project does not exist', ->
 				beforeEach ->
 					@req = new MockRequest()
+					@req.url = '/123abc'
 					@res = new MockResponse()
 					@res.redirect = sinon.stub()
 					@next = sinon.stub()
@@ -514,9 +520,9 @@ describe "TokenAccessController", ->
 					@TokenAccessController.readOnlyToken @req, @res, @next
 
 				it 'should return a ProjectNotTokenAccessError', (done) ->
-					expect(@next.callCount).to.equal 1
-					expect(@next.firstCall.args[0].name)
-						.to.equal 'ProjectNotTokenAccessError'
+					expect(@res.redirect.callCount).to.equal 1
+					expect(@res.redirect.firstCall.args[0])
+						.to.equal 'http://overleaf.test:5000/123abc'
 					done()
 
 			describe 'when token access is off, but user has higher access anyway', ->
@@ -578,7 +584,7 @@ describe "TokenAccessController", ->
 						.callsArgWith(1, null, null)
 					@TokenAccessHandler.findProjectWithHigherAccess =
 						sinon.stub()
-						.callsArgWith(2, null, null)
+						.callsArgWith(2, null, null, true)
 					@TokenAccessHandler.addReadOnlyUserToProject = sinon.stub()
 						.callsArgWith(2, null)
 					@ProjectController.loadEditor = sinon.stub()