diff --git a/apps/extension/src/lib/__tests__/recording-runtime.test.ts b/apps/extension/src/lib/__tests__/recording-runtime.test.ts
index 34af517..c541f3a 100644
--- a/apps/extension/src/lib/__tests__/recording-runtime.test.ts
+++ b/apps/extension/src/lib/__tests__/recording-runtime.test.ts
@@ -139,8 +139,10 @@ describe("RecordingObservationRuntime", () => {
 
     await recording.captureInitial(4);
     const transition = await recording.captureTabTransition(4, 5);
+    await recording.captureInitial(4);
+    await recording.captureInitial(5);
 
-    expect(transition).toMatchObject({
+    expect(transition).toEqual({
       preStateId: "s1",
       postStateId: "s2",
       targetUrl: "https://example.com/second",
diff --git a/apps/extension/src/lib/__tests__/tab-coordinator.test.ts b/apps/extension/src/lib/__tests__/tab-coordinator.test.ts
index 42499d3..06697e0 100644
--- a/apps/extension/src/lib/__tests__/tab-coordinator.test.ts
+++ b/apps/extension/src/lib/__tests__/tab-coordinator.test.ts
@@ -26,4 +26,14 @@ describe("RecordingTabCoordinator", () => {
     tabs.commit(6);
     expect(tabs.currentTabId).toBe(6);
   });
+
+  it("commits the freshly observed URL when returning to an existing tab", () => {
+    const tabs = new RecordingTabCoordinator(4);
+    tabs.navigation(5, "https://example.com/old");
+
+    tabs.commit(5, "https://example.com/new");
+
+    expect(tabs.currentTabId).toBe(5);
+    expect(tabs.navigation(5).currentUrl).toBe("https://example.com/new");
+  });
 });
diff --git a/apps/extension/src/lib/recording/tab-coordinator.ts b/apps/extension/src/lib/recording/tab-coordinator.ts
index 2782b6f..ab207f0 100644
--- a/apps/extension/src/lib/recording/tab-coordinator.ts
+++ b/apps/extension/src/lib/recording/tab-coordinator.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ export class RecordingTabCoordinator {
     );
   }
 
-  commit(tabId: number): void {
+  commit(tabId: number, currentUrl?: string): void {
+    if (currentUrl !== undefined) this.navigation(tabId).currentUrl = currentUrl;
     this.#currentTabId = tabId;
   }
 
diff --git a/apps/extension/src/tools/record.ts b/apps/extension/src/tools/record.ts
index 80dde14..46f984b 100644
--- a/apps/extension/src/tools/record.ts
+++ b/apps/extension/src/tools/record.ts
@@ -255,8 +255,7 @@ async function activateRecordingTab(
   };
   recording.steps.push(draft);
   recording.observation?.bindTabTransition(draft, recording.steps.length);
-  recording.tabs.navigation(targetTabId, targetUrl);
-  recording.tabs.commit(targetTabId);
+  recording.tabs.commit(targetTabId, targetUrl);
 }
 
 async function processRecordedStep(