diff --git a/playground/css/postcss-caching/css.spec.ts b/playground/css/postcss-caching/css.spec.ts
index bbffdb618280e4..45e8aadaa5489c 100644
--- a/playground/css/postcss-caching/css.spec.ts
+++ b/playground/css/postcss-caching/css.spec.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ test('postcss config', async () => {
     blueApp = null
 
     greenApp = await startServer(greenAppDir)
-    await page.goto(`http://localhost:${port}`)
+    await page.reload() // hmr reloads it automatically but reload here for consistency
     const greenA = await page.$('.postcss-a')
     expect(await getColor(greenA)).toBe('black')
     const greenB = await page.$('.postcss-b')