diff --git a/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/tests/solidityUnittests.spec.ts b/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/tests/solidityUnittests.spec.ts
index b1d5479c63..165e632295 100644
--- a/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/tests/solidityUnittests.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/tests/solidityUnittests.spec.ts
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ function runTests (browser: NightwatchBrowser) {
     .waitForElementPresent('*[data-id="verticalIconsKindfilePanel"]')
     .clickLaunchIcon('solidityUnitTesting')
     .pause(500)
+    .clearValue('*[data-id="uiPathInput"]')
     .setValue('*[data-id="uiPathInput"]', 'tests')
     .pause(2000)
     .scrollAndClick('#runTestsTabRunAction')