diff --git a/src/components/Sidebar/ShortcutSection.tsx b/src/components/Sidebar/ShortcutSection.tsx
index d12e1ee55..4c7e080c0 100644
--- a/src/components/Sidebar/ShortcutSection.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Sidebar/ShortcutSection.tsx
@@ -1,11 +1,7 @@
-import React, { useContext } from 'react';
+import React, { useContext, useRef, useEffect } from 'react';
 import constants from 'utils/strings/constants';
 import { GalleryContext } from 'pages/gallery';
-import {
-    ARCHIVE_SECTION,
-    TRASH_SECTION,
-    UNCATEGORIZED_SECTION,
-} from 'constants/collection';
+import { ARCHIVE_SECTION, TRASH_SECTION } from 'constants/collection';
 import { CollectionSummaries } from 'types/collection';
 import ShortcutButton from './ShortcutButton';
 import DeleteOutline from '@mui/icons-material/DeleteOutline';
@@ -22,10 +18,23 @@ export default function ShortcutSection({
     collectionSummaries,
 }: Iprops) {
     const galleryContext = useContext(GalleryContext);
+    const unCategorizedCollectionId = useRef(0);
+    useEffect(() => {
+        const UncategorizedSection = async () => {
+            const uncategorisedCollection = await getUncategorizedCollection();
+            unCategorizedCollectionId.current = uncategorisedCollection.id;
+            console.log(unCategorizedCollectionId.current);
+            console.log('hi');
+        };
+        return () => {
+            UncategorizedSection;
+        };
+    }, []);
 
     const openUncategorizedSection = async () => {
         const uncategorisedCollection = await getUncategorizedCollection();
-        galleryContext.setActiveCollection(uncategorisedCollection.id);
+        unCategorizedCollectionId.current = uncategorisedCollection.id;
+        galleryContext.setActiveCollection(unCategorizedCollectionId.current);
         closeSidebar();
     };
 
@@ -38,16 +47,16 @@ export default function ShortcutSection({
         galleryContext.setActiveCollection(ARCHIVE_SECTION);
         closeSidebar();
     };
-
     return (
         <>
             <ShortcutButton
                 startIcon={<CategoryIcon />}
                 label={constants.UNCATEGORIZED}
-                count={
-                    collectionSummaries.get(UNCATEGORIZED_SECTION)?.fileCount
-                }
                 onClick={openUncategorizedSection}
+                count={
+                    collectionSummaries.get(unCategorizedCollectionId.current)
+                        .fileCount
+                }
             />
             <ShortcutButton
                 startIcon={<DeleteOutline />}
diff --git a/src/constants/collection/index.ts b/src/constants/collection/index.ts
index aeaf58874..2d9f4636e 100644
--- a/src/constants/collection/index.ts
+++ b/src/constants/collection/index.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-export const UNCATEGORIZED_SECTION = -1;
-export const ARCHIVE_SECTION = -2;
-export const TRASH_SECTION = -3;
+export const ARCHIVE_SECTION = -1;
+export const TRASH_SECTION = -2;
 export const ALL_SECTION = 0;
 export enum CollectionType {
     folder = 'folder',
diff --git a/src/pages/gallery/index.tsx b/src/pages/gallery/index.tsx
index 1deb6a46b..54082c4e7 100644
--- a/src/pages/gallery/index.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/gallery/index.tsx
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ import PlanSelector from 'components/pages/gallery/PlanSelector';
 import Uploader from 'components/Upload/Uploader';
 import {
     ALL_SECTION,
-    UNCATEGORIZED_SECTION,
     ARCHIVE_SECTION,
     CollectionType,
     TRASH_SECTION,
@@ -314,9 +313,7 @@ export default function Gallery() {
         let collectionURL = '';
         if (activeCollection !== ALL_SECTION) {
             collectionURL += '?collection=';
-            if (activeCollection === UNCATEGORIZED_SECTION) {
-                collectionURL += constants.UNCATEGORIZED;
-            } else if (activeCollection === ARCHIVE_SECTION) {
+            if (activeCollection === ARCHIVE_SECTION) {
                 collectionURL += constants.ARCHIVE;
             } else if (activeCollection === TRASH_SECTION) {
                 collectionURL += constants.TRASH;