diff --git a/ui/tests/pages/auth.js b/ui/tests/pages/auth.js
index 0ab51f929..660a8db85 100644
--- a/ui/tests/pages/auth.js
+++ b/ui/tests/pages/auth.js
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ export default create({
     // make sure we're always logged out and logged back in
     await this.logout();
     await settled();
+    // clear session storage to ensure we have a clean state
+    window.sessionStorage.clear();
     await this.visit({ with: 'token' });
     await settled();
     if (token) {