diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/pages/DashboardScenePage.test.tsx b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/pages/DashboardScenePage.test.tsx
index e7524d1ceeb..11146de7f4d 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/pages/DashboardScenePage.test.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/pages/DashboardScenePage.test.tsx
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ describe('DashboardScenePage', () => {
 
   describe('empty state', () => {
     it('Shows empty state when dashboard is empty', async () => {
-      loadDashboardMock.mockResolvedValue({ dashboard: { panels: [] }, meta: {} });
+      loadDashboardMock.mockResolvedValue({ dashboard: { uid: 'my-dash-uid', panels: [] }, meta: {} });
       setup();
 
       expect(await screen.findByText('Start your new dashboard by adding a visualization')).toBeInTheDocument();
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ describe('DashboardScenePage', () => {
     it('should show controls', async () => {
       getDashboardScenePageStateManager().clearDashboardCache();
       loadDashboardMock.mockClear();
-      loadDashboardMock.mockResolvedValue({ dashboard: { panels: [] }, meta: {} });
+      loadDashboardMock.mockResolvedValue({ dashboard: { uid: 'my-dash-uid', panels: [] }, meta: {} });
 
       setup();
 
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/pages/DashboardScenePage.tsx b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/pages/DashboardScenePage.tsx
index 2a368ffd91f..9d004d346f1 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/pages/DashboardScenePage.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/pages/DashboardScenePage.tsx
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ export function DashboardScenePage({ match, route, queryParams, history }: Props
   // Do not render anything when transitioning from one dashboard to another
   if (
     match.params.type !== 'snapshot' &&
-    dashboard.state.uid &&
+    match.params.uid &&
     dashboard.state.uid !== match.params.uid &&
     route.routeName !== DashboardRoutes.Home
   ) {