diff --git a/spec/requests/maintenance_controller_spec.rb b/spec/requests/maintenance_controller_spec.rb
index feda7af4b..d900df3c5 100644
--- a/spec/requests/maintenance_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/maintenance_controller_spec.rb
@@ -14,20 +14,35 @@ RSpec.describe MaintenanceController, type: :request do
     end
 
     context "when a user visits a page other than the maintenance page" do
-      it "redirects the user to the maintenance page" do
+      before do
         get "/lettings-logs"
+      end
+
+      it "redirects the user to the maintenance page" do
         expect(response).to redirect_to(service_unavailable_path)
         follow_redirect!
         expect(page).to have_content("Sorry, the service is unavailable")
       end
+
+      it "the cookie banner is visible" do
+        follow_redirect!
+        expect(page).to have_content("We’d like to use analytics cookies so we can understand how you use the service and make improvements.")
+      end
     end
 
     context "when a user visits the maintenance page" do
-      it "keeps the user on the maintenance page" do
+      before do
         get "/service-unavailable"
+      end
+
+      it "keeps the user on the maintenance page" do
         expect(response).not_to redirect_to(service_unavailable_path)
         expect(page).to have_content("Sorry, the service is unavailable")
       end
+
+      it "the cookie banner is visible" do
+        expect(page).to have_content("We’d like to use analytics cookies so we can understand how you use the service and make improvements.")
+      end
     end
   end
 
@@ -37,18 +52,34 @@ RSpec.describe MaintenanceController, type: :request do
     end
 
     context "when a user visits a page other than the maintenance page" do
-      it "doesn't redirect the user to the maintenance page" do
+      before do
         get "/lettings-logs"
+      end
+
+      it "doesn't redirect the user to the maintenance page" do
         expect(response).not_to redirect_to(service_unavailable_path)
         expect(page).to have_content("Create a new lettings log")
       end
+
+      it "the cookie banner is visible" do
+        expect(page).to have_content("We’d like to use analytics cookies so we can understand how you use the service and make improvements.")
+      end
     end
 
     context "when a user visits the maintenance page" do
-      it "redirects the user to the start page" do
+      before do
         get "/service-unavailable"
+      end
+
+      it "redirects the user to the start page" do
         expect(response).to redirect_to(root_path)
       end
+
+      it "the cookie banner is visible" do
+        follow_redirect!
+        follow_redirect!
+        expect(page).to have_content("We’d like to use analytics cookies so we can understand how you use the service and make improvements.")
+      end
     end
   end
 end