diff --git a/xmodule/js/src/sequence/display.js b/xmodule/js/src/sequence/display.js
index 8c48d29a77..f2d23d57ec 100644
--- a/xmodule/js/src/sequence/display.js
+++ b/xmodule/js/src/sequence/display.js
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@
 
             if ((direction === 'next') && (this.position >= this.contents.length)) {
                 targetUrl = this.nextUrl;
-            } else if ((direction === 'previous')) {
+            } else if ((direction === 'previous') && (this.position === 1 || this.contents.length === 0)) {
                 targetUrl = this.prevUrl;
             }