diff --git a/testing/marionette/driver.js b/testing/marionette/driver.js
index a389ce69653ec..9341dd80fc397 100644
--- a/testing/marionette/driver.js
+++ b/testing/marionette/driver.js
@@ -3181,7 +3181,7 @@ GeckoDriver.prototype.receiveMessage = function(message) {
         // If remoteness gets updated we need to call newSession. In the case
         // of desktop this just sets up a small amount of state that doesn't
         // change over the course of a session.
-        this.sendAsync("newSession", this.capabilities);
+        this.sendAsync("newSession", this.capabilities.toJSON());
         this.curBrowser.flushPendingCommands();
       }
       break;
diff --git a/testing/marionette/harness/marionette_harness/tests/unit/test_navigation.py b/testing/marionette/harness/marionette_harness/tests/unit/test_navigation.py
index ad967e47ba4a9..6b134a9acd96a 100644
--- a/testing/marionette/harness/marionette_harness/tests/unit/test_navigation.py
+++ b/testing/marionette/harness/marionette_harness/tests/unit/test_navigation.py
@@ -613,13 +613,14 @@ def test_deactivation(self):
 
 class TestPageLoadStrategy(BaseNavigationTestCase):
 
-    def setUp(self):
-        super(TestPageLoadStrategy, self).setUp()
+    def tearDown(self):
+        self.marionette.delete_session()
+        self.marionette.start_session()
 
-        if self.marionette.session is not None:
-            self.marionette.delete_session()
+        super(TestPageLoadStrategy, self).tearDown()
 
     def test_none(self):
+        self.marionette.delete_session()
         self.marionette.start_session({"desiredCapabilities": {"pageLoadStrategy": "none"}})
 
         # With a strategy of "none" there should be no wait for the page load, and the
@@ -627,6 +628,7 @@ def test_none(self):
         self.marionette.navigate(self.test_page_slow_resource)
 
     def test_eager(self):
+        self.marionette.delete_session()
         self.marionette.start_session({"desiredCapabilities": {"pageLoadStrategy": "eager"}})
 
         self.marionette.navigate(self.test_page_slow_resource)
@@ -635,9 +637,23 @@ def test_eager(self):
         self.marionette.find_element(By.ID, "slow")
 
     def test_normal(self):
+        self.marionette.delete_session()
         self.marionette.start_session({"desiredCapabilities": {"pageLoadStrategy": "normal"}})
 
         self.marionette.navigate(self.test_page_slow_resource)
         self.assertEqual(self.test_page_slow_resource, self.marionette.get_url())
         self.assertEqual("complete", self.ready_state)
         self.marionette.find_element(By.ID, "slow")
+
+    @run_if_e10s("Requires e10s mode enabled")
+    def test_strategy_after_remoteness_change(self):
+        """Bug 1378191 - Reset of capabilities after listener reload"""
+        self.marionette.delete_session()
+        self.marionette.start_session({"desiredCapabilities": {"pageLoadStrategy": "eager"}})
+
+        # Trigger a remoteness change which will reload the listener script
+        self.assertTrue(self.is_remote_tab, "Initial tab doesn't have remoteness flag set")
+        self.marionette.navigate("about:robots")
+        self.assertFalse(self.is_remote_tab, "Tab has remoteness flag set")
+        self.marionette.navigate(self.test_page_slow_resource)
+        self.assertEqual("interactive", self.ready_state)