diff --git a/packages/rum-react/test/specs/get-apm-routes.spec.js b/packages/rum-react/test/specs/get-apm-routes.spec.js
index 604d2f72e..9762ac010 100644
--- a/packages/rum-react/test/specs/get-apm-routes.spec.js
+++ b/packages/rum-react/test/specs/get-apm-routes.spec.js
@@ -252,6 +252,21 @@ describe('ApmRoutes', function () {
       )
     }
 
+    function ComponentWithChild() {
+      navigate = useNavigate()
+      const [searchParams] = useSearchParams()
+
+      if (searchParams.toString() === 'test=elastic') {
+        return <div>hello Elastic</div>
+      }
+
+      return (
+        <div>
+          <Child params={searchParams.toString()} />
+        </div>
+      )
+    }
+
     function Child(props) {
       return <h1>Query params: {props.params}</h1>
     }
@@ -280,8 +295,8 @@ describe('ApmRoutes', function () {
       }
     )
 
-    var childComponent = rendered.find(Child)
-    expect(childComponent.text()).toBe('Query params: ')
+    var component = rendered.find(ComponentWithChild)
+    expect(component.text()).toBe('Query params: ')
 
     transactionService.startTransaction.calls.reset()
 
@@ -289,8 +304,7 @@ describe('ApmRoutes', function () {
     navigate('?test=elastic')
 
     expect(transactionService.startTransaction).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
-
-    // Confirm the child component content is different than before
-    expect(childComponent.text()).toBe('Query params: test=elastic')
+    // Confirm the component content is different than before
+    expect(component.text()).toBe('hello Elastic')
   })
 })