diff --git a/src/libs/Navigation/AppNavigator/createSplitNavigator/SplitRouter.ts b/src/libs/Navigation/AppNavigator/createSplitNavigator/SplitRouter.ts
index f4ecfe3700f..92011e28f68 100644
--- a/src/libs/Navigation/AppNavigator/createSplitNavigator/SplitRouter.ts
+++ b/src/libs/Navigation/AppNavigator/createSplitNavigator/SplitRouter.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import getIsNarrowLayout from '@libs/getIsNarrowLayout';
 import getParamsFromRoute from '@libs/Navigation/helpers/getParamsFromRoute';
 import navigationRef from '@libs/Navigation/navigationRef';
 import type {NavigationPartialRoute} from '@libs/Navigation/types';
-import * as PolicyUtils from '@libs/PolicyUtils';
+import {shouldDisplayPolicyNotFoundPage} from '@libs/PolicyUtils';
 import CONST from '@src/CONST';
 import {isEmptyObject} from '@src/types/utils/EmptyObject';
 import type {SplitNavigatorRouterOptions} from './types';
@@ -26,21 +26,26 @@ function getRoutePolicyID(route: NavigationPartialRoute): string | undefined {
 
 function adaptStateIfNecessary({state, options: {sidebarScreen, defaultCentralScreen, parentRoute}}: AdaptStateIfNecessaryArgs) {
     const isNarrowLayout = getIsNarrowLayout();
+    const rootState = navigationRef.getRootState();
 
     const lastRoute = state.routes.at(-1) as NavigationPartialRoute;
     const routePolicyID = getRoutePolicyID(lastRoute);
 
     // If invalid policy page is displayed on narrow layout, sidebar screen should not be pushed to the navigation state to avoid adding reduntant not found page
     if (isNarrowLayout && !!routePolicyID) {
-        if (PolicyUtils.shouldDisplayPolicyNotFoundPage(routePolicyID)) {
+        if (shouldDisplayPolicyNotFoundPage(routePolicyID)) {
             return;
         }
     }
 
+    // When initializing the app on a small screen with the center screen as the initial screen, the sidebar must also be split to allow users to swipe back.
+    const isInitialRoute = !rootState || rootState.routes.length === 1;
+    const shouldSplitHaveSidebar = isInitialRoute || !isNarrowLayout;
+
     // If the screen is wide, there should be at least two screens inside:
     // - sidebarScreen to cover left pane.
     // - defaultCentralScreen to cover central pane.
-    if (!isAtLeastOneInState(state, sidebarScreen)) {
+    if (!isAtLeastOneInState(state, sidebarScreen) && shouldSplitHaveSidebar) {
         const paramsFromRoute = getParamsFromRoute(sidebarScreen);
         const copiedParams = pick(lastRoute?.params, paramsFromRoute);
 
@@ -65,8 +70,6 @@ function adaptStateIfNecessary({state, options: {sidebarScreen, defaultCentralSc
     // - defaultCentralScreen to cover central pane.
     if (!isNarrowLayout) {
         if (state.routes.length === 1 && state.routes[0].name === sidebarScreen) {
-            const rootState = navigationRef.getRootState();
-
             const previousSameNavigator = rootState?.routes.filter((route) => route.name === parentRoute.name).at(-2);
 
             // If we have optimization for not rendering all split navigators, then last selected option may not be in the state. In this case state has to be read from the preserved state.
diff --git a/src/pages/workspace/companyCards/WorkspaceCompanyCardFeedSelectorPage.tsx b/src/pages/workspace/companyCards/WorkspaceCompanyCardFeedSelectorPage.tsx
index d57941f5d7c..d5c669687ee 100644
--- a/src/pages/workspace/companyCards/WorkspaceCompanyCardFeedSelectorPage.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/workspace/companyCards/WorkspaceCompanyCardFeedSelectorPage.tsx
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ function WorkspaceCompanyCardFeedSelectorPage({route}: WorkspaceCompanyCardFeedS
         Navigation.navigate(ROUTES.WORKSPACE_COMPANY_CARDS_ADD_NEW.getRoute(policyID));
     };
 
-    const goBack = () => Navigation.navigate(ROUTES.WORKSPACE_COMPANY_CARDS.getRoute(policyID));
+    const goBack = () => Navigation.goBack(ROUTES.WORKSPACE_COMPANY_CARDS.getRoute(policyID));
 
     const selectFeed = (feed: CardFeedListItem) => {
         updateSelectedFeed(feed.value, policyID);