diff --git a/js/components/FavoriteBar.js b/js/components/FavoriteBar.js
index 21bcd52..3ed05d3 100644
--- a/js/components/FavoriteBar.js
+++ b/js/components/FavoriteBar.js
@@ -114,13 +114,16 @@ export function FavoriteBar({teams}) {
                 scrollTo.classList.add('scroll-to-highlight');
                 setTimeout(() => {
                     scrollTo.classList.remove('scroll-to-highlight');
-                }, 2000);
+                }, 1005);
                 window.removeEventListener('scroll', handleScroll);
             }, 100);
         };
 
         scrollTo.scrollIntoView({behavior: 'smooth', block: 'center'}); // Smoothly scroll to the target element
 
+        // scroll up a tiny amount to reset the scroll event listener if user is already on the element
+        window.scrollBy(0, 1);
+
         // Add a scroll event listener to start the highlighting after scrolling only
         window.addEventListener('scroll', handleScroll);
     };