diff --git a/common/src/app/common/types/component.cljc b/common/src/app/common/types/component.cljc
index b26461f2b..53b60c454 100644
--- a/common/src/app/common/types/component.cljc
+++ b/common/src/app/common/types/component.cljc
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
 (sm/register! ::component schema:component)
 
-(def check-component!
+(def check-component
   (sm/check-fn schema:component))
 
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diff --git a/frontend/src/app/main/data/workspace/libraries.cljs b/frontend/src/app/main/data/workspace/libraries.cljs
index 2cf8ad292..d61f68235 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/main/data/workspace/libraries.cljs
+++ b/frontend/src/app/main/data/workspace/libraries.cljs
@@ -713,8 +713,10 @@
 
 (defn go-to-component-file
   [file-id component]
-  (dm/assert! (uuid? file-id))
-  (dm/assert! (some? component))
+
+  (assert (uuid? file-id) "expected an uuid for `file-id`")
+  (assert (ctk/check-component component) "expected a valid component")
+
   (ptk/reify ::nav-to-component-file
     ptk/WatchEvent
     (watch [_ state _]
@@ -722,8 +724,7 @@
                        (assoc :file-id file-id)
                        (assoc :page-id (:main-instance-page component))
                        (assoc :component-id (:id component)))]
-        (rx/of (rt/nav :workspace params :new-window? true))))))
-
+        (rx/of (rt/nav :workspace params ::rt/new-window true))))))
 
 (defn go-to-local-component
   [& {:keys [id] :as options}]