diff --git a/test/tab-components/pinnedTabTest.js b/test/tab-components/pinnedTabTest.js
index 8ad4b799c4d..a52136e825b 100644
--- a/test/tab-components/pinnedTabTest.js
+++ b/test/tab-components/pinnedTabTest.js
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ describe('pinnedTabs', function () {
       yield setup(this.app.client)
       this.page1 = Brave.server.url('page1.html')
       yield this.app.client
+        .activateURLMode()
         .newTab({ url: this.page1 })
         .waitForUrl(this.page1)
         .windowByUrl(Brave.browserWindowUrl)