diff --git a/packages/backend/src/service.ts b/packages/backend/src/service.ts
index ed45fe63..5a5286c9 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/service.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/service.ts
@@ -322,8 +322,6 @@ export class Service {
       );
 
       for (const project of projectsToBedeployed) {
-        log(`Auction ${project!.auctionId} completed`);
-
         const deployerLrns = await this.laconicRegistry.getAuctionWinningDeployers(project!.auctionId!);
 
         if (!deployerLrns) {
diff --git a/packages/frontend/src/components/projects/create/Configure.tsx b/packages/frontend/src/components/projects/create/Configure.tsx
index e2b46527..d1361788 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/src/components/projects/create/Configure.tsx
+++ b/packages/frontend/src/components/projects/create/Configure.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { useCallback, useState } from 'react';
 import { useForm, Controller, SubmitHandler } from 'react-hook-form';
-import { useLocation, useNavigate, useSearchParams } from 'react-router-dom';
+import { useNavigate, useSearchParams } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { useMediaQuery } from 'usehooks-ts';
 import { AuctionParams } from 'gql-client';
 
@@ -25,8 +25,16 @@ type ConfigureFormValues = {
 const Configure = () => {
   const [searchParams] = useSearchParams();
   const templateId = searchParams.get('templateId');
-  const location = useLocation();
-  const { templateOwner, templateRepo, owner, name, isPrivate, orgSlug, repository } = location.state || {};
+  const queryParams = new URLSearchParams(location.search);
+
+  const owner = queryParams.get('owner');
+  const name = queryParams.get('name');
+  const defaultBranch = queryParams.get('defaultBranch');
+  const fullName = queryParams.get('fullName');
+  const orgSlug = queryParams.get('orgSlug');
+  const templateOwner = queryParams.get('templateOwner');
+  const templateRepo = queryParams.get('templateRepo');
+  const isPrivate = queryParams.get('isPrivate') === 'true';
 
   const navigate = useNavigate();
   const { toast, dismiss } = useToast();
@@ -70,7 +78,7 @@ const Configure = () => {
           };
 
           const { addProjectFromTemplate } = await client.addProjectFromTemplate(
-            orgSlug,
+            orgSlug!,
             projectData,
             lrn,
             auctionParams
@@ -78,19 +86,18 @@ const Configure = () => {
 
           data.option === 'Auction'
             ? navigate(
-                `/${orgSlug}/projects/create/success/${addProjectFromTemplate.id}`,
-                { state: { isAuction: true } }
-              )
+              `/${orgSlug}/projects/create/success/${addProjectFromTemplate.id}?isAuction=true`,
+            )
             : navigate(
-                `/${orgSlug}/projects/create/template/deploy?projectId=${addProjectFromTemplate.id}&templateId=${templateId}`
-              );
+              `/${orgSlug}/projects/create/template/deploy?projectId=${addProjectFromTemplate.id}&templateId=${templateId}`
+            );
         } else {
           const { addProject } = await client.addProject(
-            orgSlug,
+            orgSlug!,
             {
-              name: repository.fullName,
-              prodBranch: repository.defaultBranch,
-              repository: repository.fullName,
+              name: fullName!,
+              prodBranch: defaultBranch!,
+              repository: fullName!,
               template: 'webapp',
             },
             lrn,
@@ -99,12 +106,11 @@ const Configure = () => {
 
           data.option === 'Auction'
             ? navigate(
-                `/${orgSlug}/projects/create/success/${addProject.id}`,
-                { state: { isAuction: true } }
-              )
+              `/${orgSlug}/projects/create/success/${addProject.id}?isAuction=true`
+            )
             : navigate(
-                `/${orgSlug}/projects/create/deploy?projectId=${addProject.id}`
-              );
+              `/${orgSlug}/projects/create/deploy?projectId=${addProject.id}`
+            );
         }
       } catch (error) {
         console.error('Error creating project:', error);
diff --git a/packages/frontend/src/components/projects/create/ProjectRepoCard/ProjectRepoCard.tsx b/packages/frontend/src/components/projects/create/ProjectRepoCard/ProjectRepoCard.tsx
index 115ff995..29b4b065 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/src/components/projects/create/ProjectRepoCard/ProjectRepoCard.tsx
+++ b/packages/frontend/src/components/projects/create/ProjectRepoCard/ProjectRepoCard.tsx
@@ -38,18 +38,8 @@ export const ProjectRepoCard: React.FC<ProjectRepoCardProps> = ({
       });
     }
 
-    navigate(`configure`,
-      {
-        state: {
-          repository: {
-            owner: repository.owner?.login,
-            name: repository.name,
-            defaultBranch: repository.default_branch,
-            fullName: repository.full_name,
-          },
-          orgSlug,
-        },
-      }
+    navigate(
+      `configure?owner=${repository.owner?.login}&name=${repository.name}&defaultBranch=${repository.default_branch}&fullName=${repository.full_name}&orgSlug=${orgSlug}`
     );
   }, [client, repository, orgSlug, setIsLoading, navigate, toast]);
 
diff --git a/packages/frontend/src/pages/org-slug/projects/create/success/Id.tsx b/packages/frontend/src/pages/org-slug/projects/create/success/Id.tsx
index 5a0ac2df..66dba7b9 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/src/pages/org-slug/projects/create/success/Id.tsx
+++ b/packages/frontend/src/pages/org-slug/projects/create/success/Id.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Link, useLocation, useParams } from 'react-router-dom';
+import { Link,  useParams, useSearchParams } from 'react-router-dom';
 import Lottie from 'lottie-react';
 
 import { Badge } from 'components/shared/Badge';
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ const Id = () => {
   const { id, orgSlug } = useParams();
   const client = useGQLClient();
   const [project, setProject] = useState<Project | null>(null);
-  const location = useLocation();
-  const { isAuction } = location.state || {};
+  const [searchParams] = useSearchParams();
+  const isAuction = searchParams.get('isAuction') === 'true';
 
   const handleSetupDomain = async () => {
     if (id) {
diff --git a/packages/frontend/src/pages/org-slug/projects/create/template/index.tsx b/packages/frontend/src/pages/org-slug/projects/create/template/index.tsx
index 6bcacd05..ebb9f3b9 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/src/pages/org-slug/projects/create/template/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/frontend/src/pages/org-slug/projects/create/template/index.tsx
@@ -54,17 +54,7 @@ const CreateRepo = () => {
         setIsLoading(true);
 
         navigate(
-          `configure?templateId=${template.id}`,
-          {
-            state: {
-              templateOwner: owner,
-              templateRepo: repo,
-              owner: data.account,
-              name: data.repoName,
-              isPrivate: false,
-              orgSlug
-            },
-          }
+          `configure?templateId=${template.id}&templateOwner=${owner}&templateRepo=${repo}&owner=${data.account}&name=${data.repoName}&isPrivate=false&orgSlug=${orgSlug}`
         );
       } catch (err) {
         setIsLoading(false);
diff --git a/packages/gql-client/src/mutations.ts b/packages/gql-client/src/mutations.ts
index 5a53eb97..1ad04e22 100644
--- a/packages/gql-client/src/mutations.ts
+++ b/packages/gql-client/src/mutations.ts
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ export const addProjectFromTemplate = gql`
 `;
 
 export const addProject = gql`
-  mutation ($organizationSlug: String!, $data: AddProjectInput!, $lrn: String, $auctionParams: Auctionparams) {
+  mutation ($organizationSlug: String!, $data: AddProjectInput!, $lrn: String, $auctionParams: AuctionParams) {
     addProject(organizationSlug: $organizationSlug, data: $data, lrn: $lrn, auctionParams: $auctionParams) {
       id
     }