diff --git a/client/components/Nav.jsx b/client/components/Nav.jsx
index 1f4a28bf..63bab433 100644
--- a/client/components/Nav.jsx
+++ b/client/components/Nav.jsx
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ function Nav(props) {
           <a
             className="nav__new"
             onClick={() => {
-              if (props.warnIfUnsavedChanges()) {
+              if (!props.unsavedChanges) {
+                props.newProject();
+              } else if (props.warnIfUnsavedChanges()) {
                 props.newProject();
               }
             }}
diff --git a/client/modules/IDE/pages/IDEView.jsx b/client/modules/IDE/pages/IDEView.jsx
index 5fcf4c8f..c2e264e1 100644
--- a/client/modules/IDE/pages/IDEView.jsx
+++ b/client/modules/IDE/pages/IDEView.jsx
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ class IDEView extends React.Component {
           stopSketch={this.props.stopSketch}
           showShareModal={this.props.showShareModal}
           openForceAuthentication={this.props.openForceAuthentication}
+          unsavedChanges={this.props.ide.unsavedChanges}
           warnIfUnsavedChanges={this.warnIfUnsavedChanges}
         />
         <Toolbar