diff --git a/src/registrar/tests/test_views_request.py b/src/registrar/tests/test_views_request.py
index 477199eaa..d86596cce 100644
--- a/src/registrar/tests/test_views_request.py
+++ b/src/registrar/tests/test_views_request.py
@@ -109,21 +109,45 @@ class DomainRequestTests(TestWithUser, WebTest):
 
         This tests that the domain requests get created only when they should.
         """
+        # Get the intro page
         intro_page = self.app.get(reverse("domain-request:"))
+
         session_id = self.app.cookies[settings.SESSION_COOKIE_NAME]
+
+        # Select the form
         intro_form = intro_page.forms[0]
-        self.app.set_cookie(settings.SESSION_COOKIE_NAME, session_id)
-        intro_result = intro_form.submit()
 
-        # follow first redirect
+        # Submit the form, this creates 1 Request
         self.app.set_cookie(settings.SESSION_COOKIE_NAME, session_id)
-        intro_result.follow()
-        session_id = self.app.cookies[settings.SESSION_COOKIE_NAME]
+        response = intro_form.submit(name="submit_button", value="intro_acknowledge")
 
-        # should see results in db
+        # Landing on the next page used to create another 1 request
+        self.app.set_cookie(settings.SESSION_COOKIE_NAME, session_id)
+        response.follow()
+
+        # Check if a new DomainRequest object has been created
         domain_request_count = DomainRequest.objects.count()
         self.assertEqual(domain_request_count, 1)
 
+        # AGAIN right away, this should NOT cause a new request to be created
+        # as a small threshold between 'Continue' submits indicate a use of the
+        # browser back button.
+        intro_form = intro_page.forms[0]
+        self.app.set_cookie(settings.SESSION_COOKIE_NAME, session_id)
+        response = intro_form.submit(name="submit_button", value="intro_acknowledge")
+        self.app.set_cookie(settings.SESSION_COOKIE_NAME, session_id)
+        response.follow()
+        domain_request_count = DomainRequest.objects.count()
+        self.assertEqual(domain_request_count, 1)
+
+        # One more time, dropping session which will set the last_submit_time to 0,
+        # therefore increasing the threshold and having us expect the creation of a new request
+        intro_form = intro_page.forms[0]
+        response = intro_form.submit(name="submit_button", value="intro_acknowledge")
+        response.follow()
+        domain_request_count = DomainRequest.objects.count()
+        self.assertEqual(domain_request_count, 2)
+
     @boto3_mocking.patching
     def test_domain_request_form_submission(self):
         """
diff --git a/src/registrar/views/domain_request.py b/src/registrar/views/domain_request.py
index ab1061a81..71742f627 100644
--- a/src/registrar/views/domain_request.py
+++ b/src/registrar/views/domain_request.py
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ class DomainRequestWizard(DomainRequestWizardPermissionView, TemplateView):
             self.storage["domain_request_id"] = kwargs["id"]
             self.storage["step_history"] = self.db_check_for_unlocking_steps()
 
-        # if accessing this class directly, redirect to either to an acknowledgement 
+        # if accessing this class directly, redirect to either to an acknowledgement
         # page or to the first step in the processes (if an edit rather than a new request);
         # subclasseswill NOT be redirected. The purpose of this is to allow code to
         # send users "to the domain request wizard" without needing to know which view
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ class DomainRequestWizard(DomainRequestWizardPermissionView, TemplateView):
                 return render(request, "domain_request_intro.html", context={})
             else:
                 return self.goto(self.steps.first)
-    
+
         context = self.get_context_data()
         self.steps.current = current_url
         context["forms"] = self.get_forms()
@@ -462,10 +462,8 @@ class DomainRequestWizard(DomainRequestWizardPermissionView, TemplateView):
 
         # if user has acknowledged the intro message
         if button == "intro_acknowledge":
-            print("intro_acknowledge")
             if request.path_info == self.NEW_URL_NAME:
-                print("Creating DomainRequest...")
-                last_submit_time = request.session.get('last_submit_time', 0)
+                last_submit_time = request.session.get("last_submit_time", 0)
 
                 # Check if the last submit was very recent, indicating a back button -> submit sequence
                 if current_time - last_submit_time > 5:  # 5 seconds threshold
@@ -474,7 +472,7 @@ class DomainRequestWizard(DomainRequestWizardPermissionView, TemplateView):
                     del self.storage
 
                 # Update the last submit time
-                request.session['last_submit_time'] = current_time
+                request.session["last_submit_time"] = current_time
 
             return self.goto(self.steps.first)