diff --git a/app/controllers/issue_comments_controller.rb b/app/controllers/issue_comments_controller.rb
index a4bb6a5ed..7b935665f 100644
--- a/app/controllers/issue_comments_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/issue_comments_controller.rb
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class IssueCommentsController < ApplicationController
       if current_user.has_role? @issue.assigned_role
         redirect_to @issue
       else
-        redirect_to issues_path
+        redirect_to issues_path(:status => "open")
       end
     else
       flash[:notice] = t(".comment_created")
diff --git a/test/system/issues_test.rb b/test/system/issues_test.rb
index e93e92a69..b9b989c07 100644
--- a/test/system/issues_test.rb
+++ b/test/system/issues_test.rb
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ class IssuesTest < ApplicationSystemTestCase
     click_on "Add Comment"
 
     assert_content "and the issue was reassigned"
-    assert_current_path issues_path
+    assert_current_path issues_path(:status => "open")
 
     issue.reload
     assert_equal "moderator", issue.assigned_role