diff --git a/packages/tests-e2e/tests/appRouter/middleware.rewrite.test.ts b/packages/tests-e2e/tests/appRouter/middleware.rewrite.test.ts
index 07a227666..afd3f7c5f 100644
--- a/packages/tests-e2e/tests/appRouter/middleware.rewrite.test.ts
+++ b/packages/tests-e2e/tests/appRouter/middleware.rewrite.test.ts
@@ -34,14 +34,19 @@ test("Middleware Rewrite External Image", async ({ page }) => {
 });
 
 test("Middleware Rewrite Status Code", async ({ page }) => {
-  page.on("response", async (response) => {
-    // Need to set up the event before navigating to the page to avoid missing it
-    // We need to check the URL here also cause there will be multiple responses (i.e the fonts, css, js, etc)
-    if (response.url() === "/rewrite-status-code") {
-      expect(response.status()).toBe(403);
-    }
+  // Need to set up the event before navigating to the page to avoid missing it
+  // We need to check the URL here also cause there will be multiple responses (i.e the fonts, css, js, etc)
+  const statusPromise = new Promise<number>((resolve) => {
+    page.on("response", async (response) => {
+      // `response.url()` will be the full URL including the host, so we need to check the pathname
+      if (new URL(response.url()).pathname === "/rewrite-status-code") {
+        resolve(response.status());
+      }
+    });
   });
+
   await page.goto("/rewrite-status-code");
   const el = page.getByText("Rewritten Destination", { exact: true });
   await expect(el).toBeVisible();
+  expect(statusPromise).resolves.toEqual(403);
 });