diff --git a/pages/package.json b/pages/package.json
index c9ffceb4..2733e101 100644
--- a/pages/package.json
+++ b/pages/package.json
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     "dev": "webpack serve",
     "build": "NODE_ENV=production webpack --mode production",
     "typecheck": "tsc --noEmit",
+    "test": "vitest run",
     "lint": "eslint src/",
     "size": "size-limit"
   },
@@ -36,10 +37,14 @@
     "@babel/preset-typescript": "^7.23.3",
     "@eslint/js": "^10.0.1",
     "@size-limit/file": "^13.0.1",
+    "@testing-library/jest-dom": "^7.0.0",
+    "@testing-library/react": "^16.3.2",
+    "@testing-library/user-event": "^14.6.1",
     "@types/dompurify": "^3.0.5",
     "@types/react": "^18.2.0",
     "@types/react-dom": "^18.2.0",
     "@types/three": "^0.185.0",
+    "@vitejs/plugin-react": "^6.0.4",
     "autoprefixer": "^10.4.16",
     "babel-loader": "^9.1.3",
     "copy-webpack-plugin": "^14.0.0",
@@ -47,6 +52,7 @@
     "eslint": "^10.8.0",
     "eslint-plugin-react-hooks": "^7.1.1",
     "html-webpack-plugin": "^5.5.3",
+    "jsdom": "^30.0.0",
     "postcss": "^8.5.15",
     "postcss-loader": "^7.3.3",
     "size-limit": "^13.0.1",
@@ -54,6 +60,7 @@
     "tailwindcss": "^3.3.5",
     "typescript": "^5.3.2",
     "typescript-eslint": "^8.65.0",
+    "vitest": "^4.1.10",
     "webpack": "^5.89.0",
     "webpack-cli": "^5.1.4",
     "webpack-dev-server": "^5.2.4"
diff --git a/pages/src/components/ErrorBoundary.test.tsx b/pages/src/components/ErrorBoundary.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e4ccf09d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pages/src/components/ErrorBoundary.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach } from 'vitest';
+import { render, screen, fireEvent } from '@testing-library/react';
+import ErrorBoundary from './ErrorBoundary';
+
+const Thrower: React.FC<{ msg: string }> = ({ msg }) => {
+  throw new Error(msg);
+};
+
+function mockReload(): ReturnType<typeof vi.fn> {
+  const reloadSpy = vi.fn();
+  vi.spyOn(window, 'location', 'get').mockReturnValue({
+    reload: reloadSpy,
+    href: 'http://localhost/',
+  } as unknown as Location);
+  return reloadSpy;
+}
+
+describe('ErrorBoundary', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    sessionStorage.clear();
+    vi.restoreAllMocks();
+  });
+
+  it('reloads the page on a chunk load error', () => {
+    const reloadSpy = mockReload();
+    render(
+      <ErrorBoundary fallback="boom" reloadOnChunkError>
+        <Thrower msg="Loading chunk 1 failed." />
+      </ErrorBoundary>
+    );
+    expect(reloadSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it('does not reload twice when the guard is already set', () => {
+    const reloadSpy = mockReload();
+    sessionStorage.setItem('ocr-chunk-reload-attempted', 'true');
+    render(
+      <ErrorBoundary fallback="boom" reloadOnChunkError>
+        <Thrower msg="Loading chunk 1 failed." />
+      </ErrorBoundary>
+    );
+    expect(reloadSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it('renders fallback without reloading on a non-chunk error', () => {
+    const reloadSpy = mockReload();
+    render(
+      <ErrorBoundary fallback="fallback-ui">
+        <Thrower msg="ordinary bug" />
+      </ErrorBoundary>
+    );
+    expect(screen.getByText('fallback-ui')).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(reloadSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it('reset() clears the guard and reloads the page', () => {
+    const reloadSpy = mockReload();
+    const fallback = (_e: Error, reset: () => void) => (
+      <button onClick={reset} type="button">reload</button>
+    );
+    render(
+      <ErrorBoundary fallback={fallback}>
+        <Thrower msg="ordinary bug" />
+      </ErrorBoundary>
+    );
+    sessionStorage.setItem('ocr-chunk-reload-attempted', 'true');
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByText('reload'));
+    expect(sessionStorage.getItem('ocr-chunk-reload-attempted')).toBeNull();
+    expect(reloadSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/pages/src/components/ErrorBoundary.tsx b/pages/src/components/ErrorBoundary.tsx
index 843ac353..6343a32f 100644
--- a/pages/src/components/ErrorBoundary.tsx
+++ b/pages/src/components/ErrorBoundary.tsx
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ export default class ErrorBoundary extends React.Component<ErrorBoundaryProps, E
     try {
       window.sessionStorage.removeItem(CHUNK_RELOAD_STORAGE_KEY);
     } catch {}
-    this.setState({ error: null });
+    window.location.reload();
   };
 
   render(): React.ReactNode {
diff --git a/pages/vitest.config.ts b/pages/vitest.config.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..535909c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pages/vitest.config.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import { defineConfig } from 'vitest/config';
+import react from '@vitejs/plugin-react';
+
+export default defineConfig({
+  plugins: [react()],
+  test: {
+    environment: 'jsdom',
+    globals: true,
+    setupFiles: ['./vitest.setup.ts'],
+  },
+});
diff --git a/pages/vitest.setup.ts b/pages/vitest.setup.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7b0828bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pages/vitest.setup.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+import '@testing-library/jest-dom';