diff --git a/browser/components/newtab/lib/ASRouterTriggerListeners.jsm b/browser/components/newtab/lib/ASRouterTriggerListeners.jsm
index ed6009397258..63ad4e0f8329 100644
--- a/browser/components/newtab/lib/ASRouterTriggerListeners.jsm
+++ b/browser/components/newtab/lib/ASRouterTriggerListeners.jsm
@@ -595,7 +595,10 @@ this.ASRouterTriggerListeners = new Map([
 
       init(triggerHandler) {
         if (!this._initialized) {
-          Services.obs.addObserver(this, "captive-portal-login-success");
+          Services.obs.addObserver(
+            this,
+            "captive-portal-login-success-after-button-pressed"
+          );
           this._initialized = true;
         }
         this._triggerHandler = triggerHandler;
@@ -603,7 +606,7 @@ this.ASRouterTriggerListeners = new Map([
 
       observe(aSubject, aTopic, aData) {
         switch (aTopic) {
-          case "captive-portal-login-success":
+          case "captive-portal-login-success-after-button-pressed":
             const browser = Services.wm.getMostRecentBrowserWindow();
             if (browser) {
               this._triggerHandler(browser.gBrowser.selectedBrowser, {
@@ -618,7 +621,10 @@ this.ASRouterTriggerListeners = new Map([
         if (this._initialized) {
           this._triggerHandler = null;
           this._initialized = false;
-          Services.obs.removeObserver(this, "captive-portal-login-success");
+          Services.obs.removeObserver(
+            this,
+            "captive-portal-login-success-after-button-pressed"
+          );
         }
       },
     },
diff --git a/browser/components/newtab/test/browser/browser_trigger_listeners.js b/browser/components/newtab/test/browser/browser_trigger_listeners.js
index af61c8c7a189..3cbb65f33769 100644
--- a/browser/components/newtab/test/browser/browser_trigger_listeners.js
+++ b/browser/components/newtab/test/browser/browser_trigger_listeners.js
@@ -72,13 +72,21 @@ add_task(async function test_captivePortalLogin() {
 
   captivePortalTrigger.init(stub);
 
-  Services.obs.notifyObservers(this, "captive-portal-login-success", {});
+  Services.obs.notifyObservers(
+    this,
+    "captive-portal-login-success-after-button-pressed",
+    {}
+  );
 
-  Assert.ok(stub.called, "Called after login event");
+  Assert.ok(stub.called, "Called after button press and login");
 
   captivePortalTrigger.uninit();
 
-  Services.obs.notifyObservers(this, "captive-portal-login-success", {});
+  Services.obs.notifyObservers(
+    this,
+    "captive-portal-login-success-after-button-pressed",
+    {}
+  );
 
   Assert.equal(stub.callCount, 1, "Not called after uninit");
 });