diff --git a/e2e/old-arch/dashboards-suite/set-options-from-ui.spec.ts b/e2e/old-arch/dashboards-suite/set-options-from-ui.spec.ts
index d7ec950487b..6d87f7ce939 100644
--- a/e2e/old-arch/dashboards-suite/set-options-from-ui.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/old-arch/dashboards-suite/set-options-from-ui.spec.ts
@@ -71,7 +71,10 @@ describe('Variables - Set options from ui', () => {
 
     e2e.components.LoadingIndicator.icon().should('have.length', 0);
 
-    e2e.pages.Dashboard.SubMenu.submenuItemValueDropDownValueLinkTexts('AA').should('be.visible').click();
+    e2e.pages.Dashboard.SubMenu.submenuItemValueDropDownValueLinkTexts('AA')
+      .should('be.visible')
+      .should('match', 'button')
+      .click();
 
     e2e.pages.Dashboard.SubMenu.submenuItemValueDropDownDropDown()
       .should('be.visible')