diff --git a/ui/core/app/routes/scopes/scope/orgs.js b/ui/core/app/routes/scopes/scope/orgs.js
index 1e07d5f65..30a6c938f 100644
--- a/ui/core/app/routes/scopes/scope/orgs.js
+++ b/ui/core/app/routes/scopes/scope/orgs.js
@@ -12,10 +12,13 @@ export default class ScopesScopeOrgsRoute extends Route {
   // =methods
 
   /**
-   * If arriving here unauthenticated, redirect to index for further processing.
+   * If arriving here unauthenticated or from a non-global scope,
+   * redirect to index for further processing.
    */
   beforeModel() {
     if (!this.session.isAuthenticated) this.transitionTo('index');
+    const scope = this.modelFor('scopes.scope');
+    if(!scope.isGlobal) this.transitionTo('index');
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/ui/core/tests/acceptance/orgs-test.js b/ui/core/tests/acceptance/orgs-test.js
index 7e15bab90..aaeca8356 100644
--- a/ui/core/tests/acceptance/orgs-test.js
+++ b/ui/core/tests/acceptance/orgs-test.js
@@ -56,25 +56,26 @@ module('Acceptance | org', function (hooks) {
     assert.equal(findAll('article').length, orgsCount);
   });
 
-  test('visiting scopes redirects to orgs', async function (assert) {
+  test('visiting scopes redirects to index', async function (assert) {
     assert.expect(1);
     await visit(urls.scopes);
-    await a11yAudit();
     assert.equal(currentURL(), urls.orgs);
   });
 
-  test('visiting root redirects to orgs', async function (assert) {
+  test('visiting root redirects to index', async function (assert) {
     assert.expect(1);
     await visit(urls.root);
-    await a11yAudit();
     assert.equal(currentURL(), urls.orgs);
   });
 
-  test('visiting orgs within a org scope redirects to the parent org scope', async function (assert) {
-    assert.expect(0);
+  test('visiting orgs within a non global scope redirects to index', async function (assert) {
+    const nonGlobalScopeURL = `${urls.scopes}/123/orgs`;
+    assert.expect(1);
+    await visit(nonGlobalScopeURL);
+    assert.equal(currentURL(), urls.orgs);
   });
 
-  test('can create new orgs', async function (assert) {
+  test('can create a new org', async function (assert) {
     assert.expect(1);
     await visit(urls.newOrg);
     await fillIn('[name="name"]', 'Org name');
@@ -83,7 +84,7 @@ module('Acceptance | org', function (hooks) {
     assert.equal(this.server.db.scopes.where(scope => scope.type === 'org').length, orgsCount + 1);
   });
 
-  test('can cancel create new orgs', async function (assert) {
+  test('can cancel new org creation', async function (assert) {
     assert.expect(2);
     await visit(urls.newOrg);
     await fillIn('[name="name"]', 'Org name');