diff --git a/pages/start_page.py b/pages/start_page.py
index 1f95522..fe2a83b 100644
--- a/pages/start_page.py
+++ b/pages/start_page.py
@@ -2,15 +2,23 @@
 # License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
 # file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
 
+from selenium.webdriver.common.by import By
+from selenium.webdriver.support import expected_conditions as expected
+from selenium.webdriver.support.ui import WebDriverWait
+
 from pages.base import Base
 
 
 class StartPage(Base):
 
     _page_title = 'Firefox Affiliates'
+    _close_modal_locator = (By.CSS_SELECTOR, '#modal button.close')
 
     def __init__(self, testsetup, open_url=True):
         """ Creates a new instance of the class and gets the page ready for testing """
         Base.__init__(self, testsetup)
         if open_url:
             self.open('/')
+            self.selenium.find_element(*self._close_modal_locator).click()
+            WebDriverWait(self.selenium, testsetup.timeout).until(
+                expected.invisibility_of_element_located(self._close_modal_locator))