diff --git a/frontend/app/components/UsabilityTesting/TestEdit.tsx b/frontend/app/components/UsabilityTesting/TestEdit.tsx
index 04c1dbf58..56260fe45 100644
--- a/frontend/app/components/UsabilityTesting/TestEdit.tsx
+++ b/frontend/app/components/UsabilityTesting/TestEdit.tsx
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ function TestEdit() {
       uxtestingStore.createNewTest(isPreview).then((test) => {
         if (isPreview) {
           window.open(`${test.startingPath}?oruxt=${test.testId}`, '_blank', 'noopener,noreferrer');
-          history.push(withSiteId(usabilityTestingEdit(test.testId), siteId));
+          history.replace(withSiteId(usabilityTestingEdit(test.testId), siteId));
         } else {
           history.push(withSiteId(usabilityTestingView(test.testId), siteId));
         }
@@ -195,6 +195,9 @@ function TestEdit() {
               value={uxtestingStore.instance!.startingPath}
               onChange={(e) => {
                 setHasChanged(true);
+                if (!e.target.value.startsWith('https://')) {
+                  e.target.value = 'https://' + e.target.value;
+                }
                 uxtestingStore.instance!.setProperty('startingPath', e.target.value);
               }}
             />
diff --git a/frontend/app/mstore/uxtestingStore.ts b/frontend/app/mstore/uxtestingStore.ts
index 86812d825..29ba6b6bb 100644
--- a/frontend/app/mstore/uxtestingStore.ts
+++ b/frontend/app/mstore/uxtestingStore.ts
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ export default class UxtestingStore {
   initNewTest(title: string, description: string) {
     const initialData = {
       title: title,
-      startingPath: '',
+      startingPath: 'https://',
       requireMic: false,
       requireCamera: false,
       description: description,