diff --git a/ui-tests/test/mobile.spec.ts b/ui-tests/test/mobile.spec.ts
index 7817171a76..c5c98fa3e9 100644
--- a/ui-tests/test/mobile.spec.ts
+++ b/ui-tests/test/mobile.spec.ts
@@ -38,10 +38,8 @@ test.describe('Mobile', () => {
     // wait for the kernel status animations to be finished
     await waitForKernelReady(notebook);
 
-    // force switching back to command mode to avoid capturing the cursor in the screenshot
-    await notebook.evaluate(async () => {
-      await window.jupyterapp.commands.execute('notebook:enter-command-mode');
-    });
+    // click to make the blue border around the cell disappear
+    await page.click('.jp-WindowedPanel-outer');
 
     // TODO: remove
     if (browserName === 'firefox') {