diff --git a/frontend_tests/node_tests/channel.js b/frontend_tests/node_tests/channel.js
index 6b9888f0fe..b60750e7fc 100644
--- a/frontend_tests/node_tests/channel.js
+++ b/frontend_tests/node_tests/channel.js
@@ -46,7 +46,14 @@ function test_with_mock_ajax(test_params) {
     check_ajax_options(ajax_options);
 }
 
-run_test("post", () => {
+function test(label, f) {
+    run_test(label, (override) => {
+        reload_state.clear_for_testing();
+        f(override);
+    });
+}
+
+test("post", () => {
     test_with_mock_ajax({
         run_code() {
             channel.post({});
@@ -63,7 +70,7 @@ run_test("post", () => {
     });
 });
 
-run_test("patch", () => {
+test("patch", () => {
     test_with_mock_ajax({
         run_code() {
             channel.patch({});
@@ -81,7 +88,7 @@ run_test("patch", () => {
     });
 });
 
-run_test("put", () => {
+test("put", () => {
     test_with_mock_ajax({
         run_code() {
             channel.put({});
@@ -98,7 +105,7 @@ run_test("put", () => {
     });
 });
 
-run_test("delete", () => {
+test("delete", () => {
     test_with_mock_ajax({
         run_code() {
             channel.del({});
@@ -115,7 +122,7 @@ run_test("delete", () => {
     });
 });
 
-run_test("get", () => {
+test("get", () => {
     test_with_mock_ajax({
         run_code() {
             channel.get({});
@@ -132,7 +139,7 @@ run_test("get", () => {
     });
 });
 
-run_test("normal_post", () => {
+test("normal_post", () => {
     const data = {
         s: "some_string",
         num: 7,
@@ -177,7 +184,7 @@ run_test("normal_post", () => {
     });
 });
 
-run_test("patch_with_form_data", () => {
+test("patch_with_form_data", () => {
     let appended;
 
     const data = {
@@ -208,7 +215,7 @@ run_test("patch_with_form_data", () => {
     });
 });
 
-run_test("reload_on_403_error", () => {
+test("reload_on_403_error", () => {
     test_with_mock_ajax({
         xhr: {
             status: 403,
@@ -231,7 +238,7 @@ run_test("reload_on_403_error", () => {
     });
 });
 
-run_test("unexpected_403_response", () => {
+test("unexpected_403_response", () => {
     test_with_mock_ajax({
         xhr: {
             status: 403,
@@ -249,7 +256,7 @@ run_test("unexpected_403_response", () => {
     });
 });
 
-run_test("retry", () => {
+test("retry", () => {
     test_with_mock_ajax({
         run_code() {
             channel.post({
@@ -273,7 +280,7 @@ run_test("retry", () => {
     });
 });
 
-run_test("too_many_pending", () => {
+test("too_many_pending", () => {
     channel.clear_for_tests();
     $.ajax = () => {
         const xhr = "stub";
@@ -291,7 +298,7 @@ run_test("too_many_pending", () => {
     channel.clear_for_tests();
 });
 
-run_test("xhr_error_message", () => {
+test("xhr_error_message", () => {
     let xhr = {
         status: "200",
         responseText: "does not matter",
@@ -307,7 +314,7 @@ run_test("xhr_error_message", () => {
     assert.equal(channel.xhr_error_message(msg, xhr), "some message: file not found");
 });
 
-run_test("while_reloading", () => {
+test("while_reloading", () => {
     reload_state.set_state_to_in_progress();
 
     assert.equal(channel.get({ignore_reload: false}), undefined);
diff --git a/static/js/reload_state.js b/static/js/reload_state.js
index 6084fdac5c..b16d0fa6de 100644
--- a/static/js/reload_state.js
+++ b/static/js/reload_state.js
@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@ let reload_in_progress = false;
 let reload_pending = false;
 export let csrf_failed_handler;
 
+export function clear_for_testing() {
+    reload_in_progress = false;
+    reload_pending = false;
+    csrf_failed_handler = undefined;
+}
+
 export function is_pending() {
     return reload_pending;
 }