diff --git a/mascara/test/test-ui.js b/mascara/test/test-ui.js
index bf27338d9..b9bc42dff 100644
--- a/mascara/test/test-ui.js
+++ b/mascara/test/test-ui.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 const Helper = require('./util/mascara-test-helper.js')
 
 window.addEventListener('load', () => {
+  window.METAMASK_SKIP_RELOAD = true
   // inject app container
   const body = document.body
   const container = document.createElement('div')
diff --git a/test/integration/lib/first-time.js b/test/integration/lib/first-time.js
index 8b3997867..c72abf81d 100644
--- a/test/integration/lib/first-time.js
+++ b/test/integration/lib/first-time.js
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ QUnit.test('render init screen', (assert) => {
 
 async function runFirstTimeUsageTest(assert, done) {
   let waitTime = 0
-  window.METAMASK_SKIP_RELOAD = true
   if (window.METAMASK_PLATFORM_TYPE === 'mascara') waitTime = 2000
   await timeout(waitTime)