diff --git a/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/browser/engine/Session.java b/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/browser/engine/Session.java
index df9b42ec6..35f391845 100644
--- a/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/browser/engine/Session.java
+++ b/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/browser/engine/Session.java
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ protected Session(Context aContext, GeckoRuntime aRuntime,
         mRuntime = aRuntime;
         initialize();
         mState = createSession(aSettings, aOpenMode);
-        mState.setActive(true);
+        mState.setActive(aOpenMode == SESSION_OPEN);
     }
 
     protected Session(Context aContext, GeckoRuntime aRuntime, @NonNull SessionState aRestoreState) {