diff --git a/res/css/views/beta/_BetaCard.scss b/res/css/views/beta/_BetaCard.scss
index 2af4e79ecd..0b805f05d6 100644
--- a/res/css/views/beta/_BetaCard.scss
+++ b/res/css/views/beta/_BetaCard.scss
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ $dot-size: 12px;
     animation: mx_Beta_bluePulse 2s infinite;
     animation-iteration-count: 20;
     position: relative;
+    pointer-events: none;
 
     &::after {
         content: "";
diff --git a/test/end-to-end-tests/src/scenarios/spaces.js b/test/end-to-end-tests/src/scenarios/spaces.js
index 9cb5c02d0e..303db65593 100644
--- a/test/end-to-end-tests/src/scenarios/spaces.js
+++ b/test/end-to-end-tests/src/scenarios/spaces.js
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ const { createSpace, inviteSpace } = require("../usecases/create-space");
 module.exports = async function spacesScenarios(alice, bob) {
     console.log(" creating a space for spaces scenarios:");
 
+    await alice.delay(1000); // wait for dialogs to close
     await setupSpaceUsingAliceAndInviteBob(alice, bob);
 };
 
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 b2b58312c0..f1dbfa6b5a 100644
--- a/test/end-to-end-tests/src/usecases/create-space.js
+++ b/test/end-to-end-tests/src/usecases/create-space.js
@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 */
 
 async function openSpaceCreateMenu(session) {
-    // 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');
+    const spaceCreateButton = await session.query('.mx_SpaceButton_new');
     await spaceCreateButton.click();
 }