[Affected versions]:

• Latest Firefox Nightly (Build ID: 20191219215202)
• Firefox Beta Developer Edition build 72.0b9 (Build ID: 20191219234059)

[Affected Platforms]:

• Mac 10.14
• Windows 10 x64
• Ubuntu 16.04 x64

[Prerequisites]:

• Have the Firefox Beta Unbranded build installed.
• Have access to the stage delivery console.
• Have an active branched add-on recipe.
• Have the “security.content.signature.root_hash” pref set to "DB:74:CE:58:E4:F9:D0:9E:E0:42:36:BE:6C:C5:C4:F6:6A:E7:74:7D:C0:21:42:7A:03:BC:2F:57:0C:8B:9B:90".
• Have the "app.normandy.api_url" pref set to "https://stage.normandy.nonprod.cloudops.mozgcp.net/api/v1".
• Have the "app.normandy.dev_mode" pref set to “true”.
• Have the "app.normandy.logging.level" pref set to “0”.
• Have the "services.settings.server" pref set to "https://settings.stage.mozaws.net/v1".
• Have the "xpinstall.signatures.dev-root" pref set to “true”.
• Create a new pref named “cosmini” and set it as “true”.
• You are enrolled in the treatment branch.

[Steps to reproduce]:

1. Open the Firefox browser with the profile from prerequisites.
2. Type "firefox refresh" string in the Address Bar.
3. Click the "Refresh Firefox..." button.
4. Click the "Cancel" button from the "Refresh Firefox" pop-up.
5. Restart the browser.
6. Close the tab with the survey page.
7. Restart the browser again.
8. Repeat the 2-8 steps 3 more times.

[Expected result]:

• The survey page is no longer displayed in the background tab.

[Actual result]:

• The survey page is still triggered.

[Notes]:

• This issue is reproducible for the update_refresh and refresh cards.
• This issue is not reproducible when ignore the Intervention cards.
• Attached a screen recording with the issue.

Merged

I have verified this issue and is no longer reproducible. Tested on Firefox 72.0b10 and the latest Nightly 73.0a1 build (Build ID: 20191222215627) on Windows 7 x64, Mac 10.15 and Arch Linux.