diff --git a/packages/webui/tests/tasks-board-browser.test.mjs b/packages/webui/tests/tasks-board-browser.test.mjs
index 41c695c9a..95be63d1a 100644
--- a/packages/webui/tests/tasks-board-browser.test.mjs
+++ b/packages/webui/tests/tasks-board-browser.test.mjs
@@ -128,13 +128,15 @@ test('org and project filters narrow the board', async t => {
 });
 
 test('the layout toggle is remembered across a reload', async t => {
-  const { b, wait } = await open(t);
+  const { b, wait, url } = await open(t);
   await b.evaluate('document.querySelector("[data-tb-layout=list]").click()');
   await wait('document.querySelector("[data-tasks-board]").dataset.layout === "list" && document.querySelector("[data-tb-list]")');
   assert.equal(await b.evaluate('document.querySelector("[data-tb-layout=list]").getAttribute("aria-pressed")'), 'true');
-  // The mark goes with the old page, so the wait below cannot pass on the board that is unloading.
-  await b.evaluate('window.__beforeReload = true; location.reload()');
-  await wait('!window.__beforeReload && document.querySelector("[data-tasks-board] [data-tb-tracker=home]")');
+  // Load the page again through navigate(), which waits for the load. A location.reload() from evaluate
+  // returns before the reload commits, so the next wait ran on the old page and the reload killed it
+  // (as instances-browser found). The same URL with only a hash would not load, so add a query.
+  await b.navigate(url.replace('/#', '/?reload=1#'));
+  await wait('document.querySelector("[data-tasks-board] [data-tb-tracker=home]")');
   assert.equal(await b.evaluate('document.querySelector("[data-tasks-board]").dataset.layout'), 'list');
   assert.equal(await b.evaluate('document.querySelectorAll("[data-tb-list] tr.tb-row").length'), 5);
 });