diff --git a/src/main/frontend/components/journal.cljs b/src/main/frontend/components/journal.cljs
index 0208885fd..aaa567e47 100644
--- a/src/main/frontend/components/journal.cljs
+++ b/src/main/frontend/components/journal.cljs
@@ -9,12 +9,14 @@
 
 (rum/defc journal-cp < rum/reactive
   [page]
-  (let [;; Don't edit the journal title
-        repo (state/sub :git/current-repo)]
+  (let [repo (state/sub :git/current-repo)]
     (page/page {:repo repo
                 :page-name (str (:block/uuid page))})))
 
 (rum/defc journals < rum/reactive
+  {:will-unmount (fn [state]
+                   (state/set-journals-length! 1)
+                   state)}
   [latest-journals]
   [:div#journals
    (ui/infinite-list
diff --git a/src/main/frontend/handler/route.cljs b/src/main/frontend/handler/route.cljs
index 8964ed2cc..94440fd15 100644
--- a/src/main/frontend/handler/route.cljs
+++ b/src/main/frontend/handler/route.cljs
@@ -210,7 +210,6 @@
 
 (defn go-to-journals!
   []
-  (state/set-journals-length! 3)
   (let [route (if (state/custom-home-page?)
                 :all-journals
                 :home)]
diff --git a/src/main/frontend/state.cljs b/src/main/frontend/state.cljs
index 8f9b43c00..0f6406c5e 100644
--- a/src/main/frontend/state.cljs
+++ b/src/main/frontend/state.cljs
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
       :draw?                   false
       :db/restoring?           nil
 
-      :journals-length                       3
+      :journals-length                       1
 
       :search/q                              ""
       :search/mode                           nil ; nil -> global mode, :graph -> add graph filter, etc.