diff --git a/checkers-app/src/components/dashboard/PendingMsgAlert.tsx b/checkers-app/src/components/dashboard/PendingMsgAlert.tsx
index 0d6e4c71..b4205e7e 100644
--- a/checkers-app/src/components/dashboard/PendingMsgAlert.tsx
+++ b/checkers-app/src/components/dashboard/PendingMsgAlert.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 import { Alert } from "@material-tailwind/react";
 import { EnvelopeIcon } from "@heroicons/react/20/solid";
 import { BellAlertIcon } from "@heroicons/react/20/solid";
+import { useNavigate } from "react-router-dom";
 
-//true for pending messages, fale for update on pending VOTE
+//true for pending messages, false for update on pending VOTE
 export default function PendingMessageAlert({
   hasPending,
   pendingCount,
@@ -10,20 +11,28 @@ export default function PendingMessageAlert({
   hasPending: boolean;
   pendingCount: number;
 }) {
+  const navigate = useNavigate();
+
+  const handleAlertClick = () => {
+    navigate("/votes");
+  };
+
   return (
-    <Alert
-      icon={
-        hasPending ? (
-          <EnvelopeIcon className="h-6 w-6 text-highlight-color" />
-        ) : (
-          <BellAlertIcon className="h-6 w-6 text-highlight-color" />
-        )
-      }
-      className="rounded items-center border-l-4 border-highlight-color bg-[highlight-color]/5 font-medium text-highlight-color shadow-md"
-    >
-      {hasPending
-        ? `${pendingCount} pending message(s) yet to vote!`
-        : `${"TBD"} Crowd Vote updates!`}
-    </Alert>
+    <div onClick={handleAlertClick} className="cursor-pointer">
+      <Alert
+        icon={
+          hasPending ? (
+            <EnvelopeIcon className="h-6 w-6 text-highlight-color" />
+          ) : (
+            <BellAlertIcon className="h-6 w-6 text-highlight-color" />
+          )
+        }
+        className="rounded items-center border-l-4 border-highlight-color bg-[highlight-color]/5 font-medium text-highlight-color shadow-md"
+      >
+        {hasPending
+          ? `${pendingCount} pending message(s) yet to vote!`
+          : `${"TBD"} Crowd Vote updates!`}
+      </Alert>
+    </div>
   );
 }
diff --git a/checkers-app/src/components/dashboard/index.tsx b/checkers-app/src/components/dashboard/index.tsx
index e4056b3e..742d7f63 100644
--- a/checkers-app/src/components/dashboard/index.tsx
+++ b/checkers-app/src/components/dashboard/index.tsx
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export default function Dashboard() {
         return;
       }
       const checker: Checker = await getChecker(checkerDetails.checkerId);
-      if (checker) {
+      if (checker && checker.last30days) {
         setTotalVotes(checker.last30days.totalVoted);
         setAccuracyRate(checker.last30days.accuracyRate);
         setAvgResponseTime(checker.last30days.averageResponseTime);