diff --git a/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/commands/addFile.ts b/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/commands/addFile.ts
index d4d4b585b0b..4421381c100 100644
--- a/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/commands/addFile.ts
+++ b/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/commands/addFile.ts
@@ -43,8 +43,7 @@ function addFile(browser: NightwatchBrowser, name: string, content: NightwatchCo
             done()
           })
       } else {
-        // browser.click('span[data-id="fileExplorerNewFilecreateNewFile"]')
-        browser.click('#fileExplorerMenuContainer > span#createNewFile')
+        browser.click('*[data-id="fileExplorerNewFilecreateNewFile"]')
           .waitForElementContainsText('*[data-id$="/blank"]', '', 60000)
           .sendKeys('*[data-id$="/blank"] .remixui_items', name)
           .sendKeys('*[data-id$="/blank"] .remixui_items', browser.Keys.ENTER)