diff --git a/app/views/dashboard/index.html.erb b/app/views/dashboard/index.html.erb
index c30d2e3c..2ef21b2b 100644
--- a/app/views/dashboard/index.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/dashboard/index.html.erb
@@ -90,3 +90,5 @@
 
   <%= render partial: "variance_chart", locals: { presenters: @variance_chart_row_presenters} %>
 </div>
+
+<%= render partial: 'layouts/empty_dataset_modal' if @has_empty_dataset %>
diff --git a/app/views/layouts/application.html.erb b/app/views/layouts/application.html.erb
index 2c33ca5f..c0630e2f 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/application.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/layouts/application.html.erb
@@ -33,7 +33,5 @@
   <%= render partial: 'layouts/footer' %>
 </div>
 
-<%= render partial: 'layouts/empty_dataset_modal' if @has_empty_dataset %>
-
 </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/spec/system/sqm_application_spec.rb b/spec/system/sqm_application_spec.rb
index e3dbc4e7..f53b1bfd 100644
--- a/spec/system/sqm_application_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/system/sqm_application_spec.rb
@@ -13,11 +13,14 @@ describe 'SQM Application' do
   end
 
   context 'when no measures meet their threshold' do
-    it 'shows a modal on all pages' do
-      [dashboard_path, browse_path].each do |path|
-        visit path
-        expect(page).to have_css '.modal'
-      end
+    it 'shows a modal on dashboard page' do
+      visit dashboard_path
+      expect(page).to have_css '.modal'
+    end
+
+    it 'does not show a modal on the browse page' do
+      visit browse_path
+      expect(page).not_to have_css '.modal'
     end
   end