diff --git a/apps/frontend/src/components/foodRequestManagement.tsx b/apps/frontend/src/components/foodRequestManagement.tsx
index 608d593ab..62ddb0805 100644
--- a/apps/frontend/src/components/foodRequestManagement.tsx
+++ b/apps/frontend/src/components/foodRequestManagement.tsx
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ const RequestManagement: React.FC<RequestManagementProps> = ({
   }, [selectedFilteredPantries]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (!initialRequestId || requests.length === 0) return;
+    if (initialRequestId === undefined || requests.length === 0) return;
     const match = requests.find((r) => r.requestId === initialRequestId);
 
     if (match) {
@@ -95,9 +95,10 @@ const RequestManagement: React.FC<RequestManagementProps> = ({
         setCurrentPage(Math.floor(idx / itemsPerPage) + 1);
       }
     } else {
+      setAlertMessage('Request not found.', AlertStatus.ERROR);
       navigate(location.pathname, { replace: true });
     }
-  }, [initialRequestId, requests, navigate, location]);
+  }, [initialRequestId, requests, navigate, location, setAlertMessage]);
 
   const pantryOptions = [
     ...new Set(
diff --git a/apps/frontend/src/containers/volunteerOrderManagement.tsx b/apps/frontend/src/containers/volunteerOrderManagement.tsx
index f396a2a2b..ff61683b0 100644
--- a/apps/frontend/src/containers/volunteerOrderManagement.tsx
+++ b/apps/frontend/src/containers/volunteerOrderManagement.tsx
@@ -198,9 +198,10 @@ const VolunteerOrderManagement: React.FC = () => {
         }
       }
     } else {
+      setAlertMessage('Order not found.', AlertStatus.ERROR);
       navigate(ROUTES.VOLUNTEER_ORDER_MANAGEMENT, { replace: true });
     }
-  }, [searchParams, statusOrders, navigate]);
+  }, [searchParams, statusOrders, navigate, setAlertMessage]);
 
   // Pre-fill pantry filter from url param, url is kept for back/forward navigation
   useEffect(() => {