diff --git a/scm-ui/ui-components/src/navigation/NavLink.tsx b/scm-ui/ui-components/src/navigation/NavLink.tsx
index 132590e7f6..d9cb3c4e7e 100644
--- a/scm-ui/ui-components/src/navigation/NavLink.tsx
+++ b/scm-ui/ui-components/src/navigation/NavLink.tsx
@@ -26,8 +26,7 @@ import classNames from "classnames";
 import { Link, useRouteMatch } from "react-router-dom";
 import { RoutingProps } from "./RoutingProps";
 import { FC } from "react";
-import { useContext } from "react";
-import useMenuContext, { MenuContext } from "./MenuContext";
+import useMenuContext from "./MenuContext";
 
 type Props = RoutingProps & {
   label: string;
@@ -63,4 +62,8 @@ const NavLink: FC<Props> = ({ to, activeOnlyWhenExact, icon, label, title }) =>
   );
 };
 
+NavLink.defaultProps = {
+  activeOnlyWhenExact: true
+};
+
 export default NavLink;