diff --git a/client/src/utils/navigation/navigation.yml b/client/src/utils/navigation/navigation.yml
index 3ae4d33e716c..23186b21d48a 100644
--- a/client/src/utils/navigation/navigation.yml
+++ b/client/src/utils/navigation/navigation.yml
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ history_panel:
       alltags: '${_} .stateless-tags .tag'
       metadata_file_download: '${_} [data-description="download ${metadata_name}"]'
 
-      dataset_operations_dropdown: '${_}  .dataset-actions'
+      dataset_operations: '${_} .dataset-actions'
 
   # re-usable history editor, scoped for use in different layout scenarios (multi, etc.)
   editor:
diff --git a/lib/galaxy/selenium/navigates_galaxy.py b/lib/galaxy/selenium/navigates_galaxy.py
index cf8486b59a0f..1b3d51274234 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/selenium/navigates_galaxy.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/selenium/navigates_galaxy.py
@@ -1651,7 +1651,7 @@ def history_multi_view_display_collection_contents(self, collection_hid, collect
 
     def history_panel_item_view_dataset_details(self, hid):
         item = self.history_panel_item_component(hid=hid)
-        item.dataset_operations_dropdown.wait_for_and_click()
+        item.dataset_operations.wait_for_visible()
         item.info_button.wait_for_and_click()
         self.components.dataset_details._.wait_for_visible()
 
diff --git a/lib/galaxy_test/selenium/test_history_dataset_state.py b/lib/galaxy_test/selenium/test_history_dataset_state.py
index eae0342fc4f2..ffa842a66b62 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy_test/selenium/test_history_dataset_state.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy_test/selenium/test_history_dataset_state.py
@@ -126,15 +126,13 @@ def _assert_action_buttons(self, hid, expected_buttons=None):
 
     def _assert_downloadable(self, hid, is_downloadable=True):
         item = self.history_panel_item_component(hid=hid)
-        item.dataset_operations_dropdown.wait_for_and_click()
+        item.dataset_operations.wait_for_visible()
         item.info_button.wait_for_visible()
         if is_downloadable:
             assert item.download_button.is_displayed
         else:
             item.download_button.assert_absent_or_hidden()
-
-        # close menu...
-        item.dataset_operations_dropdown.wait_for_and_click()
+        item.dataset_operations.wait_for_visible()
         self.sleep_for(self.wait_types.UX_RENDER)
 
     def _assert_buttons(self, hid, expected_buttons):