diff --git a/apps/datahub-e2e/src/e2e/datasetDetailPage.cy.ts b/apps/datahub-e2e/src/e2e/datasetDetailPage.cy.ts
index 0a0c695e94..7261baacd8 100644
--- a/apps/datahub-e2e/src/e2e/datasetDetailPage.cy.ts
+++ b/apps/datahub-e2e/src/e2e/datasetDetailPage.cy.ts
@@ -377,12 +377,15 @@ describe('dataset pages', () => {
             .find('gn-ui-download-item')
             .first()
             .click()
-          cy.exec('ls cypress/downloads').then((result) => {
-            const fileList = result.stdout.split('\n')
+          // eslint-disable-next-line cypress/no-unnecessary-waiting
+          cy.wait(3000)
+          cy.readFile('cypress/downloads/ows.csv')
+          // cy.exec('ls cypress/downloads').then((result) => {
+          //   const fileList = result.stdout.split('\n')
 
-            const isFileDownloaded = fileList[0]
-            expect(/\S/.test(isFileDownloaded)).to.be.true
-          })
+          //   const isFileDownloaded = fileList[0]
+          //   expect(/\S/.test(isFileDownloaded)).to.be.true
+          // })
         })
         it('displays the full list after clicking two times on one filter', () => {
           cy.get('datahub-record-downloads')