diff --git a/module/design/js/viewcommit.ui.js b/module/design/js/viewcommit.ui.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 1903e5f0ca..0000000000
--- a/module/design/js/viewcommit.ui.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-$(document).on('click', '.linkCommitBtn', function()
-{
-    const link = $(this).data('url');
-    if(!link) return false;
-
-    zui.Modal.hide();
-
-    loadPage(link);
-});
diff --git a/module/design/ui/viewcommit.html.php b/module/design/ui/viewcommit.html.php
index 6e1360914f..e51a1f0292 100644
--- a/module/design/ui/viewcommit.html.php
+++ b/module/design/ui/viewcommit.html.php
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ $linkCommitItem = $canLinkCommit ? btn(
     set::icon('plus'),
     set::text($lang->design->linkCommit),
     set::type('primary'),
-    set('url', createLink('design', 'linkCommit', "designID=$design->id")),
-    set('data-load', 'modal')
+    set('url', empty($repos) ? createLink('repo', 'create', "projectID={$desgin->project}"): createLink('design', 'linkCommit', "designID={$design->id}")),
+    empty($repos) ? setData('dismiss', true) : setData('load', 'modal')
 ) : null;
 
 if(empty($design->commit))