diff --git a/packages/devtools/src/__tests__/router-features.test.ts b/packages/devtools/src/__tests__/router-features.test.ts
index e99fd02b..23949361 100644
--- a/packages/devtools/src/__tests__/router-features.test.ts
+++ b/packages/devtools/src/__tests__/router-features.test.ts
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ describe('router features on a real Router', () => {
   );
 
   it.skipIf(!angularAtLeast('20.2.0'))(
-    'reports the skip when probing the URL the router is already on',
+    'matches the URL the router is already on instead of reporting a skip',
     async () => {
       await router.navigateByUrl('/users/8');
       vi.useFakeTimers({ toFake: ['setTimeout', 'clearTimeout'] });
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ describe('router features on a real Router', () => {
         await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(10_000);
         const result = (await pending) as Record<string, unknown>;
         expect(result['error']).toBeUndefined();
-        expect(result).toMatchObject({ matched: false, reason: expect.stringMatching(/ignored/) });
+        expect(result).toMatchObject({ matched: true });
         expect(router.url).toBe('/users/8');
       } finally {
         vi.useRealTimers();
diff --git a/packages/devtools/src/router-actions.ts b/packages/devtools/src/router-actions.ts
index 475f7457..2049a1ab 100644
--- a/packages/devtools/src/router-actions.ts
+++ b/packages/devtools/src/router-actions.ts
@@ -742,8 +742,13 @@ function probe(router: AnyRecord, navigations: NavigationRecord[], url: string):
     const current = navigationIdOf(router);
     targetId = current < 0 ? current : current + 1;
     setCaller('probe from DevTools', true);
+    // 'reload' so probing the current URL is matched instead of skipped as the same URL.
     const promise = read(
-      () => router['navigateByUrl'](url, { skipLocationChange: true }) as Promise<unknown>,
+      () =>
+        router['navigateByUrl'](url, {
+          skipLocationChange: true,
+          onSameUrlNavigation: 'reload',
+        }) as Promise<unknown>,
       null,
     );
     promise?.catch?.(() => {});