diff --git a/spec/javascripts/lib/utils/common_utils_spec.js.es6 b/spec/javascripts/lib/utils/common_utils_spec.js.es6
index 1ce8f28e568e14fb8bd9c2aaf57312a85e75931d..32c96e2a0887af5fe4e75b2f0ac3837d131db40a 100644
--- a/spec/javascripts/lib/utils/common_utils_spec.js.es6
+++ b/spec/javascripts/lib/utils/common_utils_spec.js.es6
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@
         // IE11 will return a relative pathname while other browsers will return a full pathname.
         // parseUrl uses an anchor element for parsing an url. With relative urls, the anchor
         // element will create an absolute url relative to the current execution context.
-        // The JavaScript test suite is executed at '/teaspoon' which will lead to an absolute
-        // url starting with '/teaspoon'.
-        expect(gl.utils.parseUrl('" test="asf"').pathname).toEqual('/teaspoon/%22%20test=%22asf%22');
+        // The JavaScript test suite is executed at '/' which will lead to an absolute url
+        // starting with '/'.
+        expect(gl.utils.parseUrl('" test="asf"').pathname).toContain('/%22%20test=%22asf%22');
       });
     });
 
@@ -42,9 +42,13 @@
     });
 
     describe('gl.utils.getParameterByName', () => {
+      beforeEach(() => {
+        window.history.pushState({}, null, '?scope=all&p=2');
+      });
+
       it('should return valid parameter', () => {
-        const value = gl.utils.getParameterByName('reporter');
-        expect(value).toBe('Console');
+        const value = gl.utils.getParameterByName('scope');
+        expect(value).toBe('all');
       });
 
       it('should return invalid parameter', () => {