diff --git a/test/end-to-end-tests/src/usecases/send-message.js b/test/end-to-end-tests/src/usecases/send-message.js
index d3bd02cae3..38fe6fceb3 100644
--- a/test/end-to-end-tests/src/usecases/send-message.js
+++ b/test/end-to-end-tests/src/usecases/send-message.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ module.exports = async function sendMessage(session, message) {
     session.log.step(`writes "${message}" in room`);
     // this selector needs to be the element that has contenteditable=true,
     // not any if its parents, otherwise it behaves flaky at best.
-    const composer = await session.query('.mx_MessageComposer_editor');
+    const composer = await session.query('.mx_SendMessageComposer');
     // sometimes the focus that type() does internally doesn't seem to work
     // and calling click before seems to fix it 🤷
     await composer.click();