diff --git a/polylan_submitter/src/Submissions.vue b/polylan_submitter/src/Submissions.vue
index a3a38b2..8cd7a10 100644
--- a/polylan_submitter/src/Submissions.vue
+++ b/polylan_submitter/src/Submissions.vue
@@ -528,6 +528,11 @@ onMounted(async () => {
     return;
   }
   scopeName.value = scope.name;
+  // The picker auto-redirects back here when there's only one scope, so
+  // going "back" to it would loop - head to the event home instead.
+  if (scopesResponse.data?.length === 1) {
+    pageHeaderStore.setBackRoute({ name: "home", params: { eventPath: props.eventPath } });
+  }
   pageHeaderStore.setTitle(t("submissions.pageTitle", { game: gameName.value, scope: scopeName.value }));
 
   // Add paste listener (only processes if hovering upload area)
diff --git a/polylan_submitter/src/layout/AppHeader.vue b/polylan_submitter/src/layout/AppHeader.vue
index ee69994..c6b35e1 100644
--- a/polylan_submitter/src/layout/AppHeader.vue
+++ b/polylan_submitter/src/layout/AppHeader.vue
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ const { t } = useI18n();
 const userStore = useUserStore();
 const { userInfo } = storeToRefs(userStore);
 const pageHeaderStore = usePageHeaderStore();
-const { title: dynamicTitle } = storeToRefs(pageHeaderStore);
+const { title: dynamicTitle, backRoute: dynamicBackRoute } = storeToRefs(pageHeaderStore);
 
 const title = computed(() => {
   if (dynamicTitle.value) return dynamicTitle.value;
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ const title = computed(() => {
 });
 
 const goBack = () => {
-  const backRoute = route.meta.getBackRoute?.(route);
+  const backRoute = dynamicBackRoute.value ?? route.meta.getBackRoute?.(route);
   if (backRoute) {
     router.push(backRoute);
   }
diff --git a/polylan_submitter/src/stores/pageHeader.ts b/polylan_submitter/src/stores/pageHeader.ts
index d9af51a..deb9839 100644
--- a/polylan_submitter/src/stores/pageHeader.ts
+++ b/polylan_submitter/src/stores/pageHeader.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { defineStore } from "pinia";
 import { ref } from "vue";
+import type { RouteLocationRaw } from "vue-router";
 
 // Lets a routed page hand AppHeader a title built from data only that page
 // has fetched (e.g. "Noita Submissions — Semifinal", assembled from an API
@@ -7,14 +8,22 @@ import { ref } from "vue";
 // stale title never lingers while the next page is still loading.
 export const usePageHeaderStore = defineStore("pageHeader", () => {
   const title = ref("");
+  // Overrides route.meta.getBackRoute when the right target depends on
+  // fetched data (e.g. skip the scope picker when it would auto-redirect).
+  const backRoute = ref<RouteLocationRaw | null>(null);
 
   const setTitle = (value: string) => {
     title.value = value;
   };
 
-  const clear = () => {
-    title.value = "";
+  const setBackRoute = (value: RouteLocationRaw) => {
+    backRoute.value = value;
   };
 
-  return { title, setTitle, clear };
+  const clear = () => {
+    title.value = "";
+    backRoute.value = null;
+  };
+
+  return { title, backRoute, setTitle, setBackRoute, clear };
 });