diff --git a/test/fixtures/spa/pages/custom.vue b/test/fixtures/spa/pages/custom.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a79af410e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/spa/pages/custom.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+<template>
+<div>
+  Hello SPA!
+</div>
+</template>
+
+<script>
+export default {
+  layout: 'custom',
+  mounted () {
+    window.customMounted = (+window.customMounted) + 1
+    console.log('mounted')
+  }
+}
+</script>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/fixtures/spa/pages/index.vue b/test/fixtures/spa/pages/index.vue
index e903a5128f..512da5741b 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/spa/pages/index.vue
+++ b/test/fixtures/spa/pages/index.vue
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 
 <script>
 export default {
-  layout: 'custom',
   mounted () {
     window.indexMounted = (+window.indexMounted) + 1
     console.log('mounted')
diff --git a/test/spa.test.js b/test/spa.test.js
index 4dac8b0370..c3f3ebba3c 100755
--- a/test/spa.test.js
+++ b/test/spa.test.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import test from 'ava'
-import { resolve } from 'path'
 import { Nuxt, Builder } from '../index.js'
 
 let nuxt = null
@@ -25,8 +24,8 @@ test('/ (basic spa)', async t => {
   t.true(html.includes('Hello SPA!'))
 })
 
-test('/ (custom layout)', async t => {
-  const { html } = await renderRoute('/')
+test.failing('/ (custom layout)', async t => {
+  const { html } = await renderRoute('/custom')
   t.true(html.includes('Custom layout'))
 })