diff --git a/pkg/cmd/issue/develop/develop.go b/pkg/cmd/issue/develop/develop.go
index 26c832ab5..a9073ffa0 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/issue/develop/develop.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/issue/develop/develop.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/MakeNowJust/heredoc"
 	"github.com/cli/cli/v2/api"
-	"github.com/cli/cli/v2/internal/browser"
 	"github.com/cli/cli/v2/internal/config"
 	"github.com/cli/cli/v2/internal/ghrepo"
 	"github.com/cli/cli/v2/pkg/cmd/issue/shared"
@@ -20,7 +19,6 @@ type DevelopOptions struct {
 	Config     func() (config.Config, error)
 	IO         *iostreams.IOStreams
 	BaseRepo   func() (ghrepo.Interface, error)
-	Browser    browser.Browser
 
 	IssueRepo     string
 	IssueSelector string
@@ -34,7 +32,6 @@ func NewCmdDevelop(f *cmdutil.Factory, runF func(*DevelopOptions) error) *cobra.
 		IO:         f.IOStreams,
 		HttpClient: f.HttpClient,
 		Config:     f.Config,
-		Browser:    f.Browser,
 		BaseRepo:   f.BaseRepo,
 	}
 
@@ -72,7 +69,6 @@ func developRun(opts *DevelopOptions) (err error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	opts.IO.StartProgressIndicator()
 	repo, err := api.GitHubRepo(apiClient, baseRepo)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -102,7 +98,6 @@ func developRun(opts *DevelopOptions) (err error) {
 	}
 
 	ref, err := api.CreateBranchIssueReference(apiClient, repo, params)
-	opts.IO.StopProgressIndicator()
 	if ref != nil {
 		fmt.Fprintf(opts.IO.Out, "Created %s\n", ref.BranchName)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/issue/develop/develop_test.go b/pkg/cmd/issue/develop/develop_test.go
index 41f3cbd37..5967cedac 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/issue/develop/develop_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/issue/develop/develop_test.go
@@ -1,7 +1,91 @@
 package develop
 
-import "testing"
+import (
+	"net/http"
+	"testing"
 
-func TestNewCmdDevelop(t *testing.T) {
+	"github.com/cli/cli/v2/internal/config"
+	"github.com/cli/cli/v2/internal/ghrepo"
+	"github.com/cli/cli/v2/internal/run"
+	"github.com/cli/cli/v2/pkg/httpmock"
+	"github.com/cli/cli/v2/pkg/prompt"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
 
+func Test_developRun(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name           string
+		setup          func(*DevelopOptions, *testing.T) func()
+		cmdStubs       func(*run.CommandStubber)
+		askStubs       func(*prompt.AskStubber) // TODO eventually migrate to PrompterMock
+		httpStubs      func(*httpmock.Registry, *testing.T)
+		expectedOut    string
+		expectedErrOut string
+		expectedBrowse string
+		wantErr        string
+		tty            bool
+	}{
+		{name: "develop new branch",
+			setup: func(opts *DevelopOptions, t *testing.T) func() {
+				opts.Name = "my-branch"
+				opts.BaseBranch = "main"
+				opts.IssueSelector = "123"
+				return func() {}
+			},
+			httpStubs: func(reg *httpmock.Registry, t *testing.T) {
+				reg.StubRepoResponse("OWNER", "REPO")
+				reg.Register(
+					httpmock.GraphQL(`query IssueByNumber\b`),
+					httpmock.StringResponse(`{"data":{"repository":{
+						"hasIssuesEnabled": true,
+						"issue":{"id":1, "number":123, "title":"my issue"},
+					}}}`))
+				reg.Register(
+					httpmock.GraphQL(`query BranchIssueReferenceFindBaseOid\b`),
+					httpmock.StringResponse(`{"data":{"repository":{"ref":{"target":{"oid":"123"}}}}}`))
+
+				reg.Register(
+					httpmock.GraphQL(`mutation CreateLinkedBranch\b`),
+					httpmock.GraphQLMutation(`
+					{ "data": { "createLinkedBranch": { "linkedBranch": 1 } } }`,
+						func(inputs map[string]interface{}) {
+						}),
+				)
+
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			reg := &httpmock.Registry{}
+			defer reg.Verify(t)
+			if tt.httpStubs != nil {
+				tt.httpStubs(reg, t)
+			}
+
+			opts := DevelopOptions{}
+
+			opts.BaseRepo = func() (ghrepo.Interface, error) {
+				return ghrepo.New("OWNER", "REPO"), nil
+			}
+			opts.HttpClient = func() (*http.Client, error) {
+				return &http.Client{Transport: reg}, nil
+			}
+			opts.Config = func() (config.Config, error) {
+				return config.NewBlankConfig(), nil
+			}
+			cleanSetup := func() {}
+			if tt.setup != nil {
+				cleanSetup = tt.setup(&opts, t)
+			}
+			defer cleanSetup()
+
+			err := developRun(&opts)
+			if tt.wantErr != "" {
+				assert.EqualError(t, err, tt.wantErr)
+			} else {
+				assert.NoError(t, err)
+			}
+		})
+	}
 }