diff --git a/packages/grafana-e2e/src/flows/addDataSource.ts b/packages/grafana-e2e/src/flows/addDataSource.ts
index 38779572bd4..93e18c69694 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-e2e/src/flows/addDataSource.ts
+++ b/packages/grafana-e2e/src/flows/addDataSource.ts
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ export const addDataSource = (config?: Partial<AddDataSourceConfig>) => {
     .should('be.visible') // prevents flakiness
     .click();
 
+  e2e.pages.DataSource.nameEditIcon().click();
   e2e.pages.DataSource.name().clear();
   e2e.pages.DataSource.name().type(name);