diff --git a/test/basic.test.ts b/test/basic.test.ts
index f16c793e9f..7531e70d26 100644
--- a/test/basic.test.ts
+++ b/test/basic.test.ts
@@ -644,9 +644,15 @@ describe('pages', () => {
     await page.waitForFunction(path => window.useNuxtApp?.()._route.fullPath === path, '/nested/xyz')
     await page.goBack()
     await page.waitForFunction(path => window.useNuxtApp?.()._route.fullPath === path, '/')
+
+    await page.waitForSelector(LOAD_INDICATOR_SELECTOR)
+    let isVisible = await page.isVisible(LOAD_INDICATOR_SELECTOR)
+    expect(isVisible).toBe(true)
+
     await page.waitForSelector(LOAD_INDICATOR_SELECTOR, { state: 'hidden' })
-    const isVisible = await page.isVisible(LOAD_INDICATOR_SELECTOR)
+    isVisible = await page.isVisible(LOAD_INDICATOR_SELECTOR)
     expect(isVisible).toBe(false)
+
     await page.close()
   })
 })
diff --git a/test/fixtures/basic/pages/index.vue b/test/fixtures/basic/pages/index.vue
index ebc61019c1..45edab2b72 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/basic/pages/index.vue
+++ b/test/fixtures/basic/pages/index.vue
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
     <Head>
       <Title>Basic fixture</Title>
     </Head>
+    <NuxtLoadingIndicator :throttle="0" />
     <h1>Hello Nuxt 3!</h1>
     <div>RuntimeConfig | testConfig: {{ config.public.testConfig }}</div>
     <div>Composable | foo: {{ foo }}</div>
