diff --git a/frontend/src/container/SideNav/menuItems.tsx b/frontend/src/container/SideNav/menuItems.tsx
index 6c9a87db02..31bd96333e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/container/SideNav/menuItems.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/container/SideNav/menuItems.tsx
@@ -125,8 +125,8 @@ const menuItems: SidebarItem[] = [
 
 /** Mapping of some newly added routes and their corresponding active sidebar menu key */
 export const NEW_ROUTES_MENU_ITEM_KEY_MAP: Record<string, string> = {
-	[ROUTES.TRACES_EXPLORER]: ROUTES.TRACE,
-	[ROUTES.TRACE_EXPLORER]: ROUTES.TRACE,
+	[ROUTES.TRACE]: ROUTES.TRACES_EXPLORER,
+	[ROUTES.TRACE_EXPLORER]: ROUTES.TRACES_EXPLORER,
 	[ROUTES.LOGS_BASE]: ROUTES.LOGS_EXPLORER,
 };