diff --git a/slhx-js/runtime/slhx.js b/slhx-js/runtime/slhx.js
index e36e7c5..9e7a6a6 100644
--- a/slhx-js/runtime/slhx.js
+++ b/slhx-js/runtime/slhx.js
@@ -180,8 +180,9 @@
       headers: { "X-SLHX-Partial": "1", "Accept": "text/html" },
       credentials: "same-origin",
     });
-    if (!await applyResponse(response, root) && mode !== "none") {
-      location.href = href;
+    if (!await applyResponse(response, root)) {
+      if (mode === "none") location.reload();
+      else location.href = href;
       return;
     }
     if (mode === "push") history.pushState({ slhx: true }, "", href);
diff --git a/slhx-js/tests/runtime.rs b/slhx-js/tests/runtime.rs
index bfb1ce4..cfb80b1 100644
--- a/slhx-js/tests/runtime.rs
+++ b/slhx-js/tests/runtime.rs
@@ -145,7 +145,16 @@ fn runtime_exposes_page_swap_hooks() {
     assert!(source.contains("x-slhx-title"));
     assert!(source.contains("x-slhx-fingerprint"));
     assert!(source.contains("slhx:missing-content-slot"));
-    assert!(source.contains("location.href = href"));
+    assert!(source.contains("else location.href = href"));
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn runtime_popstate_failed_partials_reload_instead_of_stale_ui() {
+    // req: page_swap/005 req: page_swap/006 req: runtime/004
+    let source = slhx_js::RUNTIME_JS;
+
+    assert!(source.contains("if (mode === \"none\") location.reload();"));
+    assert!(source.contains("if (root) navigateUrl(location.href, root, \"none\")"));
 }
 
 #[test]