diff --git a/frontend/composables/useMenuEntriesState.ts b/frontend/composables/useMenuEntriesState.ts
index e33b523d7..07fea0d77 100644
--- a/frontend/composables/useMenuEntriesState.ts
+++ b/frontend/composables/useMenuEntriesState.ts
@@ -3,11 +3,9 @@ import { IconMap } from "~/types/icon-map";
 const createMenuEntry = (label: string, basePath: string, iconURL: string) => {
   const { locale } = useI18n();
   const router = useRouter();
-  // here, afaik, this is returning NaN as the id of a given organization is alphanumeric -- not a number.
-  // added the raw id which can be used with the routeURL , while maintaining the number version
-  const idStr = router.currentRoute.value.params.id;
-  const id = Number(router.currentRoute.value.params.id);
-  const routeURL = `/${locale.value}/${basePath}/${idStr}/${label
+
+  const { id } = router.currentRoute.value.params;
+  const routeURL = `/${locale.value}/${basePath}/${id}/${label
     .split(".")
     .pop()!
     .toLowerCase()}`;