diff --git a/app/helpers/profile.php b/app/helpers/profile.php
index cc1e780..d90256b 100644
--- a/app/helpers/profile.php
+++ b/app/helpers/profile.php
@@ -31,18 +31,18 @@ function switchPlatform($platform_id) {
     if (isset($query_params['platform'])) {
         // change the platform to the new platform_id
         $query_params['platform'] = $platform_id;
-
-        // rebuild the query and the URL
         $new_query_string = http_build_query($query_params);
-        $new_url = $scheme . '://' . $url_components['host'] . $url_components['path'] . '?' . $new_query_string;
-
-        // return the new URL with the new platform_id
-        return $new_url;
 
     // there is no 'platform', we redirect to front page of the new platform_id
     } else {
-        return $current_url;
+        $new_query_string = 'platform=' . $platform_id;
     }
+
+    // rebuild the query and the URL
+    $new_url = $scheme . '://' . $url_components['host'] . $url_components['path'] . '?' . $new_query_string;
+
+    // return the new URL with the new platform_id
+    return $new_url;
 }
 
 ?>