diff --git a/apps/metadata-editor-e2e/src/e2e/record-actions.cy.ts b/apps/metadata-editor-e2e/src/e2e/record-actions.cy.ts
index ae85eb980..6fcbc3772 100644
--- a/apps/metadata-editor-e2e/src/e2e/record-actions.cy.ts
+++ b/apps/metadata-editor-e2e/src/e2e/record-actions.cy.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ describe('record-actions', () => {
         }).as('insertRecord')
         cy.get('md-editor-publish-button').click()
         cy.wait('@insertRecord')
-        cy.get('@abstractField').type('draft abstract')
+        cy.get('@abstractField').focus().type('draft abstract')
         // Assert that the draft exists in the local storage
         cy.editor_readFormUniqueIdentifier().then((uniqueIdentifier) =>
           cy