diff --git a/src/frontend/src/App.tsx b/src/frontend/src/App.tsx
index 0898ad58d..7ccb9d1c7 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/App.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/src/App.tsx
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ import {
   FETCH_ERROR_MESSAGE,
 } from "./constants/constants";
 import { alertContext } from "./contexts/alertContext";
-import { FlowsContext } from "./contexts/flowsContext";
 import { locationContext } from "./contexts/locationContext";
 import { typesContext } from "./contexts/typesContext";
 import Router from "./routes";
@@ -30,7 +29,6 @@ export default function App() {
     setShowSideBar(true);
     setIsStackedOpen(true);
   }, [location.pathname, setCurrent, setIsStackedOpen, setShowSideBar]);
-  const { hardReset } = useContext(FlowsContext);
 
   const {
     errorData,
@@ -136,10 +134,7 @@ export default function App() {
     <div className="flex h-full flex-col">
       <ErrorBoundary
         onReset={() => {
-          window.localStorage.removeItem("tabsData");
-          window.localStorage.clear();
-          hardReset();
-          window.location.href = window.location.href;
+          // any reset function
         }}
         FallbackComponent={CrashErrorComponent}
       >
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/contexts/flowsContext.tsx b/src/frontend/src/contexts/flowsContext.tsx
index e63222cd2..37182244a 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/contexts/flowsContext.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/src/contexts/flowsContext.tsx
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ import { typesContext } from "./typesContext";
 const uid = new ShortUniqueId({ length: 5 });
 
 const FlowsContextInitialValue: FlowsContextType = {
+  //Remove tab id and get current id from url
   tabId: "",
   setTabId: (index: string) => {},
   isLoading: true,
@@ -83,7 +84,6 @@ const FlowsContextInitialValue: FlowsContextType = {
   uploadFlow: async () => "",
   isBuilt: false,
   setIsBuilt: (state: boolean) => {},
-  hardReset: () => {},
   saveFlow: async (flow?: FlowType, silent?: boolean) => {},
   lastCopiedSelection: null,
   setLastCopiedSelection: (selection: any) => {},
@@ -209,12 +209,6 @@ export function FlowsProvider({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
     setEdgesInternal(newChange);
   };
 
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (!isAuthenticated) {
-      hardReset();
-    }
-  }, [isAuthenticated]);
-
   const newNodeId = useRef(uid());
 
   function incrementNodeId() {
@@ -295,14 +289,6 @@ export function FlowsProvider({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
     setFlows(tabsData);
   }
 
-  function hardReset() {
-    newNodeId.current = uid();
-    setTabId("");
-    setFlows([]);
-    setIsLoading(true);
-    setId(uid());
-  }
-
   /**
    * Downloads the current flow as a JSON file
    */
@@ -799,7 +785,6 @@ export function FlowsProvider({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
         setIsBuilt,
         lastCopiedSelection,
         setLastCopiedSelection,
-        hardReset,
         tabId,
         setTabId,
         flows,
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/stores/flowManagerStore.ts b/src/frontend/src/stores/flowManagerStore.ts
index dc6342338..ee2bd172d 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/stores/flowManagerStore.ts
+++ b/src/frontend/src/stores/flowManagerStore.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@ import {
   applyEdgeChanges,
   applyNodeChanges,
 } from "reactflow";
+import ShortUniqueId from "short-unique-id";
 import { create } from "zustand";
+const uid = new ShortUniqueId({ length: 5 });
 
 type RFState = {
   nodes: Node[];
@@ -27,6 +29,8 @@ type RFState = {
     position: { x: number; y: number; paneX?: number; paneY?: number }
   ) => void;
   lastCopiedSelection: { nodes: any; edges: any };
+  nodeId: string;
+  incrementNodeId: () => void;
 };
 
 // this is our useStore hook that we can use in our components to get parts of the store and call actions
@@ -63,6 +67,10 @@ const useStore = create<RFState>((set, get) => ({
   },
   paste: (selection, position) => {},
   lastCopiedSelection: { nodes: [], edges: [] },
+  nodeId: uid(),
+  incrementNodeId: () => {
+    set((state) => ({ nodeId: uid() }));
+  },
 }));
 
 export default useStore;
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/types/tabs/index.ts b/src/frontend/src/types/tabs/index.ts
index 9f9bb87ba..0e03e6b73 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/types/tabs/index.ts
+++ b/src/frontend/src/types/tabs/index.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ export type FlowsContextType = {
     isComponent?: boolean;
     position?: XYPosition;
   }) => Promise<String | never>;
-  hardReset: () => void;
   getNodeId: (nodeType: string) => string;
   isPending: boolean;
   setPending: (pending: boolean) => void;