diff --git a/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/tests/dgit_local.test.ts b/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/tests/dgit_local.test.ts
index 984d17113f..5c51074217 100644
--- a/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/tests/dgit_local.test.ts
+++ b/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/tests/dgit_local.test.ts
@@ -242,6 +242,7 @@ module.exports = {
         browser
             .clickLaunchIcon('filePanel')
             .waitForElementVisible('*[data-id="workspaceGitBranchesDropdown"]')
+            .pause(1000)
             .click('[data-id="workspaceGitBranchesDropdown"]')
             .expect.element('[data-id="workspaceGit-testbranch"]').text.to.contain('✓ ')
     },