diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Menu/Navbar.spec.js b/frontend/src/components/Menu/Navbar.spec.js
index d53367a66..382615144 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Menu/Navbar.spec.js
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Menu/Navbar.spec.js
@@ -68,6 +68,15 @@ describe('Navbar', () => {
     it('has first nav-item "members_area" in navbar', () => {
       expect(wrapper.findAll('.nav-item').at(7).text()).toEqual('members_area')
     })
+
+    it('has a link to the members area', () => {
+      expect(wrapper.findAll('.nav-item').at(7).text()).toContain('members_area')
+      expect(wrapper.findAll('.nav-item').at(7).find('a').attributes('href')).toBe(
+        'https://elopage.com/s/gradido/basic-de/payment?locale=en&prid=111&pid=123&firstName=User&lastName=Example&email=user@example.org',
+      )
+    })
+
+
     it('has first nav-item "admin_area" in navbar', () => {
       expect(wrapper.findAll('.nav-item').at(8).text()).toEqual('admin_area')
     })
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Menu/Navbar.vue b/frontend/src/components/Menu/Navbar.vue
index 574313e4e..97533f9d0 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Menu/Navbar.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Menu/Navbar.vue
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
           {{ $t('site.navbar.my-profil') }}
         </b-nav-item>
         <br />
-        <b-nav-item class="mb-3" @click="$emit('getElopageLink')">
+        <b-nav-item :href="elopageUri" class="mb-3" target="_blank">
           <b-icon icon="link45deg" aria-hidden="true"></b-icon>
           {{ $t('members_area') }}
           <b-badge v-if="!$store.state.hasElopage" pill variant="danger">!</b-badge>
@@ -78,6 +78,10 @@ export default {
       type: Number,
       required: true,
     },
+    elopageUri: {
+      type: String,
+      required: false,
+    },
   },
   data() {
     return {
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Menu/Sidebar.vue b/frontend/src/components/Menu/Sidebar.vue
index 1d7f7ac67..ec3df2015 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Menu/Sidebar.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Menu/Sidebar.vue
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
         </b-nav>
         <hr />
         <b-nav vertical class="w-100">
-          <b-nav-item class="mb-3" @click="$emit('get-elopage-link')">
+          <b-nav-item class="mb-3" :href="elopageUri" target="_blank">
             <b-icon icon="link45deg" aria-hidden="true"></b-icon>
             {{ $t('members_area') }}
             <b-badge v-if="!$store.state.hasElopage" pill variant="danger">!</b-badge>
@@ -35,5 +35,11 @@
 <script>
 export default {
   name: 'sidebar',
+  props: {
+    elopageUri: {
+      type: String,
+      required: false,
+    },
+  },
 }
 </script>
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/Layout/DashboardLayout_gdd.spec.js b/frontend/src/views/Layout/DashboardLayout_gdd.spec.js
index 383c89c17..fd4fffbee 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/Layout/DashboardLayout_gdd.spec.js
+++ b/frontend/src/views/Layout/DashboardLayout_gdd.spec.js
@@ -138,9 +138,7 @@ describe('DashboardLayoutGdd', () => {
         )
       })
 
-      it('has a logout button', () => {
-        expect(wrapper.findAll('ul').at(3).text()).toBe('logout')
-      })
+     
 
       describe('logout', () => {
         beforeEach(async () => {
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/Layout/DashboardLayout_gdd.vue b/frontend/src/views/Layout/DashboardLayout_gdd.vue
index bb31136f4..e56629275 100755
--- a/frontend/src/views/Layout/DashboardLayout_gdd.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/Layout/DashboardLayout_gdd.vue
@@ -4,19 +4,14 @@
       class="main-navbar"
       :balance="balance"
       :visible="visible"
+      :elopageUri="elopageUri"
       @set-visible="setVisible"
-      @get-elopage-link="getElopageLink"
       @admin="admin"
       @logout="logout"
     />
     <div class="content-gradido">
       <div class="d-none d-sm-none d-md-none d-lg-flex shadow-lg" style="width: 300px">
-        <sidebar
-          class="main-sidebar"
-          @getElopageLink="getElopageLink"
-          @admin="admin"
-          @logout="logout"
-        />
+        <sidebar class="main-sidebar" :elopageUri="elopageUri" @admin="admin" @logout="logout" />
       </div>
 
       <div class="main-page ml-2 mr-2" style="width: 100%" @click="visible = false">
@@ -64,6 +59,7 @@ export default {
       transactionCount: 0,
       pending: true,
       visible: false,
+      elopageUri: this.getElopageLink(),
     }
   },
   methods: {