diff --git a/addon/modules/AutoReload.jsm b/addon/modules/AutoReload.jsm
index 3ccab0aa..5aa41fcf 100644
--- a/addon/modules/AutoReload.jsm
+++ b/addon/modules/AutoReload.jsm
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ function doReloadTab(window, browser, tab, data) {
   // Also reset DOS mitigations for the basic auth prompt on reload.
   delete browser.authPromptAbuseCounter;
 
-  if (TabmixSvc.version(1290)) {
+  if (TabmixSvc.version(1290) || TabmixSvc.version(1280, "esr")) {
     if (window.document.hasValidTransientUserGestureActivation) {
       loadFlags |= Ci.nsIWebNavigation.LOAD_FLAGS_USER_ACTIVATION;
     }