diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index adc109cce5..52f14e5f58 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
         "govuk-frontend": "^5.7.1",
         "govuk-react": "^0.10.7",
         "hawk": "^9.0.2",
-        "history": "^4.10.1",
+        "history": "^5.3.0",
         "http-proxy-middleware": "^3.0.0",
         "joi": "^17.13.1",
         "lodash": "^4.17.21",
@@ -14137,16 +14137,11 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/history": {
-      "version": "4.10.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/history/-/history-4.10.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-36nwAD620w12kuzPAsyINPWJqlNbij+hpK1k9XRloDtym8mxzGYl2c17LnV6IAGB2Dmg4tEa7G7DlawS0+qjew==",
+      "version": "5.3.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/history/-/history-5.3.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-ZqaKwjjrAYUYfLG+htGaIIZ4nioX2L70ZUMIFysS3xvBsSG4x/n1V6TXV3N8ZYNuFGlDirFg32T7B6WOUPDYcQ==",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@babel/runtime": "^7.1.2",
-        "loose-envify": "^1.2.0",
-        "resolve-pathname": "^3.0.0",
-        "tiny-invariant": "^1.0.2",
-        "tiny-warning": "^1.0.0",
-        "value-equal": "^1.0.1"
+        "@babel/runtime": "^7.7.6"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/hoist-non-react-statics": {
@@ -22256,11 +22251,6 @@
         "node": ">=8"
       }
     },
-    "node_modules/resolve-pathname": {
-      "version": "3.0.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/resolve-pathname/-/resolve-pathname-3.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-C7rARubxI8bXFNB/hqcp/4iUeIXJhJZvFPFPiSPRnhU5UPxzMFIl+2E6yY6c4k9giDJAhtV+enfA+G89N6Csng=="
-    },
     "node_modules/resolve-url-loader": {
       "version": "5.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/resolve-url-loader/-/resolve-url-loader-5.0.0.tgz",
@@ -24587,12 +24577,8 @@
     "node_modules/tiny-invariant": {
       "version": "1.3.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tiny-invariant/-/tiny-invariant-1.3.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-+FbBPE1o9QAYvviau/qC5SE3caw21q3xkvWKBtja5vgqOWIHHJ3ioaq1VPfn/Szqctz2bU/oYeKd9/z5BL+PVg=="
-    },
-    "node_modules/tiny-warning": {
-      "version": "1.0.3",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tiny-warning/-/tiny-warning-1.0.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-lBN9zLN/oAf68o3zNXYrdCt1kP8WsiGW8Oo2ka41b2IM5JL/S1CTyX1rW0mb/zSuJun0ZUrDxx4sqvYS2FWzPA=="
+      "integrity": "sha512-+FbBPE1o9QAYvviau/qC5SE3caw21q3xkvWKBtja5vgqOWIHHJ3ioaq1VPfn/Szqctz2bU/oYeKd9/z5BL+PVg==",
+      "dev": true
     },
     "node_modules/tmp": {
       "version": "0.2.3",
@@ -25376,11 +25362,6 @@
         "spdx-expression-parse": "^3.0.0"
       }
     },
-    "node_modules/value-equal": {
-      "version": "1.0.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/value-equal/-/value-equal-1.0.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-NOJ6JZCAWr0zlxZt+xqCHNTEKOsrks2HQd4MqhP1qy4z1SkbEP467eNx6TgDKXMvUOb+OENfJCZwM+16n7fRfw=="
-    },
     "node_modules/vary": {
       "version": "1.1.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/vary/-/vary-1.1.2.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0b76ad1aa6..6f69d56613 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
     "govuk-frontend": "^5.7.1",
     "govuk-react": "^0.10.7",
     "hawk": "^9.0.2",
-    "history": "^4.10.1",
+    "history": "^5.3.0",
     "http-proxy-middleware": "^3.0.0",
     "joi": "^17.13.1",
     "lodash": "^4.17.21",
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@
     "react-use": "^17.5.1",
     "redis": "4.7.0",
     "redux": "^5.0.1",
-    "redux-first-history": "^5.2.0",
+    "redux-first-history": "^5.0.0",
     "redux-saga": "^1.3.0",
     "remark-gfm": "^4.0.0",
     "request-promise": "^4.2.6",
@@ -225,4 +225,4 @@
     "semver": "7.5.2",
     "tough-cookie": "4.1.3"
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/test/unit-client/assets/javascripts/lib/xhr.test.js b/test/unit-client/assets/javascripts/lib/xhr.test.js
index ffae4eb91b..256fc6a5a7 100644
--- a/test/unit-client/assets/javascripts/lib/xhr.test.js
+++ b/test/unit-client/assets/javascripts/lib/xhr.test.js
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ describe('XHR', () => {
       const res = { data: {} }
       const params = {}
       XHR.updateOutlet(res, params)
+      if (Object.keys(params).length > 0) {
+        const query = new URLSearchParams(params).toString()
+        history.push({ search: query })
+      }
       expect(history.location.search).to.equal('')
     })
     it('should perform page load if unable to pushState', () => {