diff --git a/website/scripts/explorer/chain.js b/website/scripts/explorer/chain.js
index 5d23066eb..f9a5ec08e 100644
--- a/website/scripts/explorer/chain.js
+++ b/website/scripts/explorer/chain.js
@@ -72,15 +72,15 @@ export function lastCube() {
   return /** @type {HTMLDivElement | null} */ (blocksEl.lastElementChild);
 }
 
-/** @param {HTMLDivElement} cube @param {{ scroll?: boolean }} [opts] */
-export function selectCube(cube, { scroll = false } = {}) {
+/** @param {HTMLDivElement} cube @param {{ scroll?: "smooth" | "instant" }} [opts] */
+export function selectCube(cube, { scroll } = {}) {
   const changed = cube !== selectedCube;
   if (changed) {
     if (selectedCube) selectedCube.classList.remove("selected");
     selectedCube = cube;
     cube.classList.add("selected");
   }
-  if (scroll) cube.scrollIntoView({ behavior: "smooth" });
+  if (scroll) cube.scrollIntoView({ behavior: scroll });
   const hash = cube.dataset.hash;
   if (hash) {
     const block = blocksByHash.get(hash);
diff --git a/website/scripts/explorer/index.js b/website/scripts/explorer/index.js
index d7f990765..cdeb04fd6 100644
--- a/website/scripts/explorer/index.js
+++ b/website/scripts/explorer/index.js
@@ -156,17 +156,17 @@ function route() {
   if (pendingTx) {
     const hash = pendingTx.status?.blockHash;
     const cube = hash ? findCube(hash) : null;
-    if (cube) selectCube(cube);
+    if (cube) selectCube(cube, { scroll: "instant" });
     showTxFromData(pendingTx, secondaryPanel);
     showSecondaryPanel();
     pendingTx = null;
   } else if (kind === "address" && value) {
     const cube = lastCube();
-    if (cube) selectCube(cube);
+    if (cube) selectCube(cube, { scroll: "instant" });
     navigateToAddr(value);
   } else {
     const cube = lastCube();
-    if (cube) selectCube(cube);
+    if (cube) selectCube(cube, { scroll: "instant" });
   }
 }
 
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ async function navigateToBlock(hash, pushUrl = true) {
   if (pushUrl) history.pushState(null, "", `/block/${hash}`);
   const cube = findCube(hash);
   if (cube) {
-    selectCube(cube, { scroll: true });
+    selectCube(cube, { scroll: "smooth" });
   } else {
     const signal = navigate();
     try {
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ function showTxAndSelectBlock(tx) {
   if (tx.status?.blockHash) {
     const cube = findCube(tx.status.blockHash);
     if (cube) {
-      selectCube(cube, { scroll: true });
+      selectCube(cube, { scroll: "smooth" });
       showTxFromData(tx, secondaryPanel);
       showSecondaryPanel();
       return;