diff --git a/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/commands/getLastTransactionHash.ts b/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/commands/getLastTransactionHash.ts
index 91eb663f6c..6f98e2f78d 100644
--- a/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/commands/getLastTransactionHash.ts
+++ b/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/commands/getLastTransactionHash.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ function getLastTransactionHash (browser: NightwatchBrowser, callback: (hash: st
       for (let i = deployedContracts.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
         const current = deployedContracts[i]
         const attr = current.getAttribute('data-id')
-        if (attr && attr.replace('block_tx', '').startsWith('0x')) {
+        // For web3 provider, a contract call simulates a tx hash starting with 'block_txcall'
+        if (attr && ( attr.replace('block_tx', '').startsWith('0x') || attr.replace('block_txcall', '').startsWith('0x'))) {
           return attr.replace('block_tx', '')
         }
       }
diff --git a/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/tests/ballot.test.ts b/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/tests/ballot.test.ts
index 4a5d5875f6..8499b2775e 100644
--- a/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/tests/ballot.test.ts
+++ b/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/tests/ballot.test.ts
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ module.exports = {
           to: 'Ballot.winnerName() 0x692a70D2e424a56D2C6C27aA97D1a86395877b3A',
           'decoded output': { 0: 'bytes32: winnerName_ 0x48656c6c6f20576f726c64210000000000000000000000000000000000000000' }
         })
-      // Test in Udapp UI
+      // Test in Udapp UI , treeViewDiv0 shows returned value on method click
       .assert.containsText('*[data-id="treeViewDiv0"]', 'bytes32: winnerName_ 0x48656c6c6f20576f726c64210000000000000000000000000000000000000000')
   },
 
@@ -93,16 +93,21 @@ module.exports = {
       .clickFunction('delegate - transact (not payable)', { types: 'address to', values: '0xCA35b7d915458EF540aDe6068dFe2F44E8fa733c' })
       .journalLastChildIncludes('Ballot.delegate(address)')
       .journalLastChildIncludes('data: 0x5c1...a733c')
+    },
+
+  'Call method from Ballot to check return value using external web3': function (browser: NightwatchBrowser) {
+    browser
       .clickFunction('winnerName - call')
       // Test in terminal
+      .journalLastChildIncludes('Ballot.winnerName()')
       .testFunction('last',
         {
           'decoded output': { 0: 'bytes32: winnerName_ 0x48656c6c6f20576f726c64210000000000000000000000000000000000000000' }
         })
-      // Test in Udapp UI
+      // Test in Udapp UI , treeViewDiv0 shows returned value on method click
       .assert.containsText('*[data-id="treeViewDiv0"]', 'bytes32: winnerName_ 0x48656c6c6f20576f726c64210000000000000000000000000000000000000000')
       .end()
-  }
+  },
 }
 
 const localsCheck = {