diff --git a/mobile/chrome/tests/browser_navigation.js b/mobile/chrome/tests/browser_navigation.js
index ce764e1f9c9..492f2328424 100644
--- a/mobile/chrome/tests/browser_navigation.js
+++ b/mobile/chrome/tests/browser_navigation.js
@@ -129,11 +129,11 @@ gTests.push({
     }
 
     waitFor(function() {
-      is(BrowserUI._edit.value, testURL_02, "URL value should be equal to the string sent via synthesizeString");
-      EventUtils.synthesizeKey("VK_RETURN", {}, window);
-
       // Wait for the tab to load, then do the test
       waitFor(gCurrentTest.onPageFinish, pageLoaded(testURL_02));
+
+      is(BrowserUI._edit.value, testURL_02, "URL value should be equal to the string sent via synthesizeString");
+      EventUtils.synthesizeKey("VK_RETURN", {}, window);
     }, URLIsReadWrite);
   },