diff --git a/tests/Browser/NavigationTest.php b/tests/Browser/NavigationTest.php
index 48776bf8..a732e103 100644
--- a/tests/Browser/NavigationTest.php
+++ b/tests/Browser/NavigationTest.php
@@ -140,8 +140,12 @@ it('expands the rail from large, and keeps it collapsed across a reload from the
         ->assertScript("window.eval('window.firstPaint.width') === '96px'")
         ->assertScript(railWidth(96));
 
-    // Extra-large is the same band, and the collapse just chosen still holds there.
-    shellPage(1600, 900)->assertScript(railWidth(96));
+    // Extra-large is the same band, and the collapse just chosen still holds there. The same page
+    // widened: every visit() opens a fresh browser context, whose storage holds no choice.
+    $page->resize(1600, 900)
+        ->assertScript("window.matchMedia('(width >= 1600px)').matches")
+        ->assertScript("document.documentElement.getAttribute('data-rail') === 'collapsed'")
+        ->assertScript(railWidth(96));
 });
 
 it('expands the rail by default at extra-large', function () {