diff --git a/apps/web/app/(dashboard)/_components/app-sidebar.tsx b/apps/web/app/(dashboard)/_components/app-sidebar.tsx
index 7657d039..257bb518 100644
--- a/apps/web/app/(dashboard)/_components/app-sidebar.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/app/(dashboard)/_components/app-sidebar.tsx
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ export function AppSidebar() {
                         key={ws.id}
                         onClick={() => {
                           if (ws.id !== workspace?.id) {
+                            router.push("/issues");
                             switchWorkspace(ws.id);
                           }
                         }}
diff --git a/apps/web/features/issues/components/issue-detail.tsx b/apps/web/features/issues/components/issue-detail.tsx
index b3a2d0fd..43c38885 100644
--- a/apps/web/features/issues/components/issue-detail.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/features/issues/components/issue-detail.tsx
@@ -204,12 +204,22 @@ export function IssueDetail({ issueId, onDelete, defaultSidebarOpen = true, layo
   const issue = useIssueStore((s) => s.issues.find((i) => i.id === id)) ?? null;
   const [issueLoading, setIssueLoading] = useState(!issue);
 
-  // If issue isn't in the store yet, fetch and upsert it
+  // If issue isn't in the store yet, fetch and upsert it.
+  // loadedIdRef tracks which issue was already loaded — if it disappears
+  // from the store (workspace switch clears all issues), skip refetch.
+  const loadedIdRef = useRef<string | null>(null);
   useEffect(() => {
     if (issue) {
+      loadedIdRef.current = id;
       setIssueLoading(false);
       return;
     }
+    // Issue was loaded for this id but vanished → store cleared (workspace switch)
+    if (loadedIdRef.current === id) {
+      loadedIdRef.current = null;
+      return;
+    }
+    // Issue not in store → fetch it
     setIssueLoading(true);
     api
       .getIssue(id)
diff --git a/apps/web/features/modals/create-workspace.tsx b/apps/web/features/modals/create-workspace.tsx
index 29c54856..6400b1dd 100644
--- a/apps/web/features/modals/create-workspace.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/features/modals/create-workspace.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 "use client";
 
 import { useState } from "react";
+import { useRouter } from "next/navigation";
 import { toast } from "sonner";
 import { ArrowLeft } from "lucide-react";
 import { Input } from "@/components/ui/input";
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ import { useWorkspaceStore } from "@/features/workspace";
 const SLUG_REGEX = /^[a-z0-9]+(?:-[a-z0-9]+)*$/;
 
 export function CreateWorkspaceModal({ onClose }: { onClose: () => void }) {
+  const router = useRouter();
   const [name, setName] = useState("");
   const [slug, setSlug] = useState("");
   const [creating, setCreating] = useState(false);
@@ -50,6 +52,7 @@ export function CreateWorkspaceModal({ onClose }: { onClose: () => void }) {
         slug: slug.trim(),
       });
       onClose();
+      router.push("/issues");
       await switchWorkspace(ws.id);
     } catch {
       toast.error("Failed to create workspace");
diff --git a/apps/web/shared/api/client.ts b/apps/web/shared/api/client.ts
index 4721ccf3..f7323a16 100644
--- a/apps/web/shared/api/client.ts
+++ b/apps/web/shared/api/client.ts
@@ -114,7 +114,8 @@ export class ApiClient {
     if (!res.ok) {
       if (res.status === 401) this.handleUnauthorized();
       const message = await this.parseErrorMessage(res, `API error: ${res.status} ${res.statusText}`);
-      this.logger.error(`← ${res.status} ${path}`, { rid, duration: `${Date.now() - start}ms`, error: message });
+      const logLevel = res.status === 404 ? "warn" : "error";
+      this.logger[logLevel](`← ${res.status} ${path}`, { rid, duration: `${Date.now() - start}ms`, error: message });
       throw new Error(message);
     }