diff --git a/src/projects/actions/loadProjects.js b/src/projects/actions/loadProjects.js
index 677e3b7cb..8a1cd137c 100644
--- a/src/projects/actions/loadProjects.js
+++ b/src/projects/actions/loadProjects.js
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ import {
   SET_SEARCH_TERM, SET_PROJECTS_SEARCH_CRITERIA,
   CLEAR_PROJECT_SUGGESTIONS_SEARCH, PROJECT_SUGGESTIONS_SEARCH_SUCCESS,
   SET_PROJECTS_INFINITE_AUTOLOAD,
-  SET_PROJECTS_LIST_VIEW
+  SET_PROJECTS_LIST_VIEW,
+  PROJECT_STATUS_ACTIVE,
+  ROLE_TOPCODER_USER
 } from '../../config/constants'
 import { getProjects } from '../../api/projects'
 import { loadMembers } from '../../actions/members'
@@ -12,6 +14,7 @@ import { loadMembers } from '../../actions/members'
 // ignore action
 /*eslint-disable no-unused-vars */
 const getProjectsWithMembers = (dispatch, getState, criteria, pageNum) => {
+  const state = getState()
   return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
     dispatch({
       type: SET_PROJECTS_SEARCH_CRITERIA,
@@ -21,7 +24,26 @@ const getProjectsWithMembers = (dispatch, getState, criteria, pageNum) => {
 
     return dispatch({
       type: GET_PROJECTS,
-      payload: getProjects(criteria, pageNum),
+      payload: getProjects(criteria, pageNum)
+        .then((originalData) => {
+          const retryForCustomer = criteria.status === PROJECT_STATUS_ACTIVE && state.loadUser.user.roles &&  state.loadUser.user.roles.length === 1
+            && state.loadUser.user.roles[0] === ROLE_TOPCODER_USER
+          if(originalData.totalCount === 0 && retryForCustomer) {
+            //retrying for customer if active projects are 0 but there are some projects with other status
+            //This is to bypass the walkthrough page which we ideally show for customer with zero projects
+            const newCriteria = {
+              sort: 'updatedAt desc'
+            }
+            return getProjects(newCriteria, pageNum)
+              .then((allProjectsData) => {
+                //add allprojects count to be updated to redux store
+                originalData.allProjectsCount = allProjectsData.totalCount
+                return originalData
+              })
+          } else {
+            return originalData
+          }
+        }),
       meta: {
         // keep previous to enable the loading without paginator (infinite scroll)
         keepPrevious : pageNum !== 1
diff --git a/src/projects/list/components/Projects/Projects.jsx b/src/projects/list/components/Projects/Projects.jsx
index 853603993..ab21b37b8 100755
--- a/src/projects/list/components/Projects/Projects.jsx
+++ b/src/projects/list/components/Projects/Projects.jsx
@@ -189,12 +189,11 @@ class Projects extends Component {
   }
 
   render() {
-    const { isPowerUser, isCustomer, isLoading, totalCount, criteria, projectsListView, setProjectsListView, setInfiniteAutoload, loadProjects, history, orgConfig } = this.props
+    const { isPowerUser, isCustomer, isLoading, totalCount, criteria, projectsListView, setProjectsListView, setInfiniteAutoload, loadProjects, history, orgConfig, allProjectsCount } = this.props
     // show walk through if user is customer and no projects were returned
     // for default filters
-    const showWalkThrough = !isLoading && totalCount === 0 &&
-      _.isEqual(criteria, PROJECT_LIST_DEFAULT_CRITERIA) &&
-      !isPowerUser
+    const showWalkThrough = !isLoading && !isPowerUser && totalCount === 0 && allProjectsCount === 0 &&
+    _.isEqual(criteria, PROJECT_LIST_DEFAULT_CRITERIA)
     const getStatusCriteriaText = (criteria) => {
       return (_.find(PROJECT_STATUS, { value: criteria.status }) || { name: ''}).name
     }
@@ -287,6 +286,7 @@ const mapStateToProps = ({ projectSearch, members, loadUser, projectState, templ
     projects    : projectSearch.projects,
     members     : members.members,
     totalCount  : projectSearch.totalCount,
+    allProjectsCount: projectSearch.allProjectsCount,
     pageNum     : projectSearch.pageNum,
     criteria    : projectSearch.criteria,
     infiniteAutoload: projectSearch.infiniteAutoload,
diff --git a/src/projects/reducers/projectSearch.js b/src/projects/reducers/projectSearch.js
index 2c0324038..dd46414bb 100644
--- a/src/projects/reducers/projectSearch.js
+++ b/src/projects/reducers/projectSearch.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export const initialState = {
   projects: [],
   error: false,
   totalCount: 0,
+  allProjectsCount: 0,
   pageNum: 1,
   // make a copy of constant to avoid unintentional modifications
   criteria: {...PROJECT_LIST_DEFAULT_CRITERIA},
@@ -53,8 +54,8 @@ export default function(state = initialState, action) {
     })
   case GET_PROJECTS_SUCCESS: {
     const updatedProjects = action.meta.keepPrevious
-      ? { projects : { $push : action.payload.projects }, totalCount: { $set : action.payload.totalCount} }
-      : { projects : { $set : action.payload.projects }, totalCount: { $set : action.payload.totalCount} }
+      ? { projects : { $push : action.payload.projects }, totalCount: { $set : action.payload.totalCount}, allProjectsCount: { $set : action.payload.allProjectsCount} }
+      : { projects : { $set : action.payload.projects }, totalCount: { $set : action.payload.totalCount}, allProjectsCount: { $set : action.payload.allProjectsCount} }
     return update(state, updatedProjects)
   }