diff --git a/src/registrar/config/urls.py b/src/registrar/config/urls.py
index d1551c9da..8ee89799f 100644
--- a/src/registrar/config/urls.py
+++ b/src/registrar/config/urls.py
@@ -39,13 +39,9 @@
 from api.views import available, rdap, get_current_federal, get_current_full
 
 DOMAIN_REQUEST_NAMESPACE = views.DomainRequestWizard.URL_NAMESPACE
-domain_request_start_and_finished_urls = [
-    path("start/", views.DomainRequestWizard.as_view(), name="start"),
-    path("finished/", views.Finished.as_view(), name="finished"),
-]
-domain_request_urls = []
 
 # dynamically generate the other domain_request_urls
+domain_request_urls = []
 for step, view in [
     # add/remove steps here
     (Step.ORGANIZATION_TYPE, views.OrganizationType),
@@ -255,8 +251,8 @@
     path("health", views.health, name="health"),
     path("openid/", include("djangooidc.urls")),
     path("request/start/", views.DomainRequestWizard.as_view(), name="start"),
-    #path("request/", include((domain_request_start_and_finished_urls, DOMAIN_REQUEST_NAMESPACE))),
-    path("request/<int:pk>/", include((domain_request_urls, DOMAIN_REQUEST_NAMESPACE))),
+    path("request/finished/", views.Finished.as_view(), name="finished"),
+    path("request/<int:id>/", include((domain_request_urls, DOMAIN_REQUEST_NAMESPACE))),
     path("api/v1/available/", available, name="available"),
     path("api/v1/rdap/", rdap, name="rdap"),
     path("api/v1/get-report/current-federal", get_current_federal, name="get-current-federal"),
diff --git a/src/registrar/templates/domain_request_form.html b/src/registrar/templates/domain_request_form.html
index fe1d816e6..49c61c524 100644
--- a/src/registrar/templates/domain_request_form.html
+++ b/src/registrar/templates/domain_request_form.html
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <div class="tablet:grid-col-9">
       <main id="main-content" class="grid-container register-form-step">
         {% if steps.prev %}
-        <a href="{% namespaced_url 'domain-request' steps.prev pk=domain_request_id  %}" class="breadcrumb__back">
+        <a href="{% namespaced_url 'domain-request' steps.prev id=domain_request_id  %}" class="breadcrumb__back">
           <svg class="usa-icon" aria-hidden="true" focusable="false" role="img" width="24" height="24">
             <use xlink:href="{%static 'img/sprite.svg'%}#arrow_back"></use>
           </svg><span class="margin-left-05">Previous step</span>
diff --git a/src/registrar/templates/domain_request_sidebar.html b/src/registrar/templates/domain_request_sidebar.html
index efdfe391e..1af54bb24 100644
--- a/src/registrar/templates/domain_request_sidebar.html
+++ b/src/registrar/templates/domain_request_sidebar.html
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
               </svg>
             {% endif %}
           {% endif %}
-        <a href="{% namespaced_url 'domain-request' this_step pk=domain_request_id %}" 
+        <a href="{% namespaced_url 'domain-request' this_step id=domain_request_id %}" 
            {% if this_step == steps.current %}
            class="usa-current"
            {% else %}
diff --git a/src/registrar/templates/includes/portfolio_request_review_steps.html b/src/registrar/templates/includes/portfolio_request_review_steps.html
index b8d86b420..847b5bac4 100644
--- a/src/registrar/templates/includes/portfolio_request_review_steps.html
+++ b/src/registrar/templates/includes/portfolio_request_review_steps.html
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 {% for step in steps %}
 <section class="summary-item margin-top-3">
     {% if is_editable %}
-        {% namespaced_url 'domain-request' step pk=domain_request_id as domain_request_url %}
+        {% namespaced_url 'domain-request' step id=domain_request_id as domain_request_url %}
     {% endif %}
 
     {% if step == Step.REQUESTING_ENTITY %}
diff --git a/src/registrar/templates/includes/request_review_steps.html b/src/registrar/templates/includes/request_review_steps.html
index e0f76b27e..73b71d536 100644
--- a/src/registrar/templates/includes/request_review_steps.html
+++ b/src/registrar/templates/includes/request_review_steps.html
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 {% for step in steps %}
 <section class="summary-item margin-top-3">
     {% if is_editable %}
-        {% namespaced_url 'domain-request' step  pk=domain_request_id as domain_request_url %}
+        {% namespaced_url 'domain-request' step id=domain_request_id as domain_request_url %}
     {% endif %}
 
     {% if step == Step.ORGANIZATION_TYPE %}
diff --git a/src/registrar/views/domain_request.py b/src/registrar/views/domain_request.py
index 70fefab11..6039a570e 100644
--- a/src/registrar/views/domain_request.py
+++ b/src/registrar/views/domain_request.py
@@ -308,6 +308,8 @@ def get(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
         if current_url == self.EDIT_URL_NAME and "id" in kwargs:
             del self.storage
             self.storage["domain_request_id"] = kwargs["id"]
+        elif "id" not in kwargs:
+            del self.storage
 
         # if accessing this class directly, redirect to either to an acknowledgement
         # page or to the first step in the processes (if an edit rather than a new request);
@@ -496,11 +498,7 @@ def get_step_list(self) -> list:
 
     def goto(self, step):
         self.steps.current = step
-        self.domain_request
-            # Get or create the domain request
-        domain_request = self.domain_request
-        test = self.storage.get("domain_request_id")
-        return redirect(reverse(f"{self.URL_NAMESPACE}:{step}", kwargs={"pk": domain_request.pk}))
+        return redirect(reverse(f"{self.URL_NAMESPACE}:{step}", kwargs={"id": self.domain_request.id}))
 
     def goto_next_step(self):
         """Redirects to the next step."""