diff --git a/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/tests/solidityUnittests.test.ts b/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/tests/solidityUnittests.test.ts
index a9fec18b2b..45eb2f28d4 100644
--- a/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/tests/solidityUnittests.test.ts
+++ b/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/tests/solidityUnittests.test.ts
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ module.exports = {
       .waitForElementPresent('*[data-id="verticalIconsKindfilePanel"]')
       .addFile('myTests/simple_storage_test.sol', sources[0]['tests/simple_storage_test.sol'])
       .clickLaunchIcon('solidityUnitTesting')
+      .clearValue('*[data-id="uiPathInput"]')
       .setValue('*[data-id="uiPathInput"]', 'myTests')
       .click('*[data-id="testTabGenerateTestFolder"]')
       .clickElementAtPosition('.singleTest', 0, { forceSelectIfUnselected: true })