diff --git a/packages/ember-testing/lib/helpers.js b/packages/ember-testing/lib/helpers.js
index 88ccccf952e..0702a683a28 100644
--- a/packages/ember-testing/lib/helpers.js
+++ b/packages/ember-testing/lib/helpers.js
@@ -59,14 +59,13 @@ function visit(app, url) {
   var router = app.__container__.lookup('router:main');
   app.boot().then(function() {
     router.location.setURL(url);
+    run(app.__deprecatedInstance__, 'handleURL', url);
   });
 
   if (app._readinessDeferrals > 0) {
     router['initialURL'] = url;
     run(app, 'advanceReadiness');
     delete router['initialURL'];
-  } else {
-    run(app.__deprecatedInstance__, 'handleURL', url);
   }
 
   return app.testHelpers.wait();
diff --git a/packages/ember-testing/tests/acceptance_test.js b/packages/ember-testing/tests/acceptance_test.js
index bc74127e9cb..214a45523c8 100644
--- a/packages/ember-testing/tests/acceptance_test.js
+++ b/packages/ember-testing/tests/acceptance_test.js
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ QUnit.module("ember-testing Acceptance", {
         this.route('comments');
 
         this.route('abort_transition');
+
+        this.route('redirect');
       });
 
       App.IndexRoute = EmberRoute.extend({
@@ -67,6 +69,12 @@ QUnit.module("ember-testing Acceptance", {
         }
       });
 
+      App.RedirectRoute = EmberRoute.extend({
+        beforeModel() {
+          this.transitionTo('comments');
+        }
+      });
+
       App.setupForTesting();
     });
 
@@ -355,3 +363,19 @@ QUnit.test("test must not finish while asyncHelpers are pending", function () {
     });
   }
 });
+
+QUnit.test('visiting a URL and then visiting a second URL with a transition should yield the correct URL', function () {
+  expect(2);
+
+  visit('/posts');
+
+  andThen(function () {
+    equal(currentURL(), '/posts', 'First visited URL is correct');
+  });
+
+  visit('/redirect');
+
+  andThen(function () {
+    equal(currentURL(), '/comments', 'Redirected to Comments URL');
+  });
+});