diff --git a/app/main/views/send.py b/app/main/views/send.py
index 94c7dc978..4615491a9 100644
--- a/app/main/views/send.py
+++ b/app/main/views/send.py
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ def check_messages(service_id, template_type, upload_id):
     )
 
     if request.args.get('from_test') and len(template.placeholders):
-        extra_args = {'help': 1} if request.args.get('help') else {}
+        extra_args = {'help': 1} if request.args.get('help', '0') != '0' else {}
         back_link = url_for(
             '.send_test', service_id=service_id, template_id=template.id, **extra_args
         )
diff --git a/tests/app/main/views/test_send.py b/tests/app/main/views/test_send.py
index 58fbe8efd..753a205f5 100644
--- a/tests/app/main/views/test_send.py
+++ b/tests/app/main/views/test_send.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ from io import BytesIO
 from os import path
 from glob import glob
 from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
+from functools import partial
 from flask import url_for
 from tests import validate_route_permission
 from datetime import datetime
@@ -598,67 +599,58 @@ def test_route_choose_template_manage_api_keys_permissions(mocker,
         assert len(links) == 1
 
 
-def test_check_messages_back_link_with_help(app_,
-                                            api_user_active,
-                                            mock_login,
-                                            mock_get_user_by_email,
-                                            mock_get_users_by_service,
-                                            mock_get_service,
-                                            mock_get_service_template_with_placeholders,
-                                            mock_has_permissions,
-                                            mock_get_service_statistics_for_day,
-                                            mock_s3_download,
-                                            fake_uuid):
-    with app_.test_request_context():
-        with app_.test_client() as client:
-            client.login(api_user_active)
-            with client.session_transaction() as session:
-                session['upload_data'] = {'original_file_name': 'valid.csv',
-                                          'template_id': fake_uuid,
-                                          'notification_count': 1,
-                                          'valid': True}
-            response = client.get(url_for(
-                'main.check_messages',
-                service_id=fake_uuid,
-                upload_id=fake_uuid,
-                template_type='sms',
-                from_test=True,
-                help=2)
-            )
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    'extra_args,expected_url',
+    [
+        (
+            dict(),
+            partial(url_for, '.send_test')
+        ),
+        (
+            dict(help='0'),
+            partial(url_for, '.send_test')
+        ),
+        (
+            dict(help='2'),
+            partial(url_for, '.send_test', help='1')
+        )
+    ]
+)
+def test_check_messages_back_link(
+    app_,
+    api_user_active,
+    mock_login,
+    mock_get_user_by_email,
+    mock_get_users_by_service,
+    mock_get_service,
+    mock_get_service_template_with_placeholders,
+    mock_has_permissions,
+    mock_get_service_statistics_for_day,
+    mock_s3_download,
+    fake_uuid,
+    extra_args,
+    expected_url
+):
+    with app_.test_request_context(), app_.test_client() as client:
+        client.login(api_user_active)
+        with client.session_transaction() as session:
+            session['upload_data'] = {'original_file_name': 'valid.csv',
+                                      'template_id': fake_uuid,
+                                      'notification_count': 1,
+                                      'valid': True}
+        response = client.get(url_for(
+            'main.check_messages',
+            service_id=fake_uuid,
+            upload_id=fake_uuid,
+            template_type='sms',
+            from_test=True,
+            **extra_args
+        ))
         assert response.status_code == 200
-        content = response.get_data(as_text=True)
-        assert url_for('.send_test', service_id=fake_uuid, template_id=fake_uuid, help=1) in content
-
-
-def test_check_messages_back_link_without_help(app_,
-                                               api_user_active,
-                                               mock_login,
-                                               mock_get_user_by_email,
-                                               mock_get_users_by_service,
-                                               mock_get_service,
-                                               mock_get_service_template_with_placeholders,
-                                               mock_has_permissions,
-                                               mock_get_service_statistics_for_day,
-                                               mock_s3_download,
-                                               fake_uuid):
-    with app_.test_request_context():
-        with app_.test_client() as client:
-            client.login(api_user_active)
-            with client.session_transaction() as session:
-                session['upload_data'] = {'original_file_name': 'valid.csv',
-                                          'template_id': fake_uuid,
-                                          'notification_count': 1,
-                                          'valid': True}
-            response = client.get(url_for(
-                'main.check_messages',
-                service_id=fake_uuid,
-                upload_id=fake_uuid,
-                template_type='sms',
-                from_test=True)
-            )
-        assert response.status_code == 200
-        content = response.get_data(as_text=True)
-        assert url_for('.send_test', service_id=fake_uuid, template_id=fake_uuid) in content
+        page = BeautifulSoup(response.data.decode('utf-8'), 'html.parser')
+        assert (
+            page.findAll('a', {'class': 'page-footer-back-link'})[0]['href']
+        ) == expected_url(service_id=fake_uuid, template_id=fake_uuid)
 
 
 def test_send_and_check_page_renders_if_no_statistics(