diff --git a/apps/web/src/layouts/workspace-layout.tsx b/apps/web/src/layouts/workspace-layout.tsx
index c6988a7109412..232ccd8b40939 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/layouts/workspace-layout.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/layouts/workspace-layout.tsx
@@ -129,6 +129,15 @@ export const AllWorkspaceContext = ({
   return <>{children}</>;
 };
 
+declare global {
+  // eslint-disable-next-line no-var
+  var HALTING_PROBLEM_TIMEOUT: number;
+}
+
+if (globalThis.HALTING_PROBLEM_TIMEOUT === undefined) {
+  globalThis.HALTING_PROBLEM_TIMEOUT = 1000;
+}
+
 export const CurrentWorkspaceContext = ({
   children,
 }: PropsWithChildren): ReactElement => {
@@ -137,12 +146,15 @@ export const CurrentWorkspaceContext = ({
   const exist = metadata.find(m => m.id === workspaceId);
   const router = useRouter();
   const push = router.push;
+  // fixme(himself65): this is not a good way to handle this,
+  //  need a better way to check whether this workspace really exist.
   useEffect(() => {
     const id = setTimeout(() => {
       if (!exist) {
         void push('/');
+        globalThis.HALTING_PROBLEM_TIMEOUT <<= 1;
       }
-    }, 1000);
+    }, globalThis.HALTING_PROBLEM_TIMEOUT);
     return () => {
       clearTimeout(id);
     };
diff --git a/packages/workspace/src/atom.ts b/packages/workspace/src/atom.ts
index fd5a248b38cb3..70d922451417b 100644
--- a/packages/workspace/src/atom.ts
+++ b/packages/workspace/src/atom.ts
@@ -28,11 +28,7 @@ export const rootWorkspacesMetadataAtom = atomWithStorage<
 );
 
 // two more atoms to store the current workspace and page
-export const rootCurrentWorkspaceIdAtom = atomWithStorage<string | null>(
-  'root-current-workspace-id',
-  null,
-  createJSONStorage(() => sessionStorage)
-);
+export const rootCurrentWorkspaceIdAtom = atom<string | null>(null);
 
 rootCurrentWorkspaceIdAtom.onMount = set => {
   if (typeof window !== 'undefined') {
@@ -52,11 +48,7 @@ rootCurrentWorkspaceIdAtom.onMount = set => {
   }
 };
 
-export const rootCurrentPageIdAtom = atomWithStorage<string | null>(
-  'root-current-page-id',
-  null,
-  createJSONStorage(() => sessionStorage)
-);
+export const rootCurrentPageIdAtom = atom<string | null>(null);
 
 rootCurrentPageIdAtom.onMount = set => {
   if (typeof window !== 'undefined') {