diff --git a/tests/e2e/specs/search/search.spec.ts b/tests/e2e/specs/search/search.spec.ts
index 461d74215be..5a90e8d779c 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/specs/search/search.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/e2e/specs/search/search.spec.ts
@@ -265,20 +265,14 @@ test.describe('Search', { tag: '@predefined-users' }, () => {
     })
 
     // # search difficult names
-    // allow extra time for search indexing of Unicode folder name after rename operations
-    const { page } = world.actorsEnvironment.getActor({ key: 'Alice' })
-    await page.waitForTimeout(2000)
-    // When "Alice" searches "strängéनेपालीName" using the global search and the "all files" filter and presses enter
+    // When "Alice" searches "strängéनेपालीName" using the global search and the "all files" filter
     await ui.userSearchesGloballyWithFilter({
       world,
       stepUser: 'Alice',
       keyword: 'strängéनेपालीName',
-      filter: searchScope.allFiles,
-      command: 'presses enter'
+      filter: searchScope.allFiles
     })
-    // And "Alice" enables the option to search title only
-    await ui.userEnablesTitleOnlySearch({ world, stepUser: 'Alice' })
-    // Then following resources should be displayed in the files list for user "Alice"
+    // Then following resources should be displayed in the search list for user "Alice"
     //   | strängéनेपालीName |
     await ui.userShouldSeeResources({
       world,
@@ -288,6 +282,14 @@ test.describe('Search', { tag: '@predefined-users' }, () => {
     })
 
     // # deleting folder from search result and search deleted resource
+    // Navigate to search results page so resource is in a table for sidebar delete
+    await ui.userSearchesGloballyWithFilter({
+      world,
+      stepUser: 'Alice',
+      keyword: 'strängéनेपालीName',
+      filter: searchScope.allFiles,
+      command: 'presses enter'
+    })
     // When "Alice" deletes the following resource using the sidebar panel
     //   | resource          | from |
     //   | strängéनेपालीName |      |