diff --git a/test/end-to-end-tests/src/usecases/create-space.js b/test/end-to-end-tests/src/usecases/create-space.js
index f1dbfa6b5a..b2b58312c0 100644
--- a/test/end-to-end-tests/src/usecases/create-space.js
+++ b/test/end-to-end-tests/src/usecases/create-space.js
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ limitations under the License.
 */
 
 async function openSpaceCreateMenu(session) {
-    const spaceCreateButton = await session.query('.mx_SpaceButton_new');
+    // click on the icon within otherwise puppeteer clicks on the flashing dot instead as its naive
+    const spaceCreateButton = await session.query('.mx_SpaceButton_new .mx_SpaceButton_icon');
     await spaceCreateButton.click();
 }