diff --git a/swh/web/assets/src/bundles/vault/index.js b/swh/web/assets/src/bundles/vault/index.js
--- a/swh/web/assets/src/bundles/vault/index.js
+++ b/swh/web/assets/src/bundles/vault/index.js
@@ -10,3 +10,4 @@
 import './vault.css';
 export * from './vault-ui';
 export * from './vault-create-tasks';
+export * from './vault-utils.js';
diff --git a/swh/web/assets/src/bundles/vault/vault-create-tasks.js b/swh/web/assets/src/bundles/vault/vault-create-tasks.js
--- a/swh/web/assets/src/bundles/vault/vault-create-tasks.js
+++ b/swh/web/assets/src/bundles/vault/vault-create-tasks.js
@@ -6,6 +6,48 @@
  */
 
 import {handleFetchError, csrfPost} from 'utils/functions';
+import {checkUrlHandler} from "./vault-utils";
+
+function existCookingTask(cookingTask) {
+  let vaultCookingTasks = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem('swh-vault-cooking-tasks'));
+  if (!vaultCookingTasks) {
+    vaultCookingTasks = [];
+  }
+
+  return vaultCookingTasks.find(val => {
+    return val.object_type === cookingTask.object_type &&
+        val.object_id === cookingTask.object_id;
+  })
+}
+
+export function checkDirectoryArchive(id) {
+  checkVaultCookingTask('directory', id);
+}
+
+export function checkRevisionArchive(id) {
+  checkVaultCookingTask('revision', id);
+}
+
+function checkVaultCookingTask(type, id) {
+  const cookingTask = {
+    object_type: type,
+    object_id: id
+  };
+
+  const exists_task = existCookingTask(cookingTask);
+
+  if (!exists_task) {
+    let vaultUrl = checkUrlHandler[cookingTask.object_type](cookingTask.object_id);
+    fetch(vaultUrl)
+    .then(({ body }) => {
+      if (body.status !== 'done') {
+        $(`#vault-cook-${cookingTask.object_type}-modal`).modal('show');
+      } else {
+        window.location = Urls.browse_vault();
+      }
+    });
+  }
+}
 
 function addVaultCookingTask(cookingTask) {
   let vaultCookingTasks = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem('swh-vault-cooking-tasks'));
diff --git a/swh/web/assets/src/bundles/vault/vault-utils.js b/swh/web/assets/src/bundles/vault/vault-utils.js
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/swh/web/assets/src/bundles/vault/vault-utils.js
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+
+export const checkUrlHandler = {
+  directory: (object_id) => Urls.api_1_vault_cook_directory(object_id),
+  revision: (object_id) => Urls.api_1_vault_cook_revision_gitfast(object_id),
+};
diff --git a/swh/web/templates/includes/vault-create-tasks.html b/swh/web/templates/includes/vault-create-tasks.html
--- a/swh/web/templates/includes/vault-create-tasks.html
+++ b/swh/web/templates/includes/vault-create-tasks.html
@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@
     </a>
     <div class="dropdown-menu">
       {% if vault_cooking.directory_context %}
-        <button class="dropdown-item" type="button" tabindex="-1" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#vault-cook-directory-modal">
+        <button class="dropdown-item" type="button" tabindex="-1" onclick="swh.vault.checkDirectoryArchive('{{ vault_cooking.directory_id }}')">
           <i class="{{ swh_object_icons.directory }} fa-fw" aria-hidden="true"></i>Directory
         </button>
       {% endif %}
       {% if vault_cooking.revision_context %}
-        <button class="dropdown-item" type="button" tabindex="-1" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#vault-cook-revision-modal">
+        <button class="dropdown-item" type="button" tabindex="-1" onclick="swh.vault.checkRevisionArchive('{{ vault_cooking.revision_id }}')">
           <i class="{{ swh_object_icons.revision }} fa-fw"></i>Revision
         </button>
       {% endif %}