diff --git a/scripts/cypress/integration/common/3e_duration_column.js b/scripts/cypress/integration/common/3e_duration_column.js
index c0f9f466df..ce7691d5ca 100644
--- a/scripts/cypress/integration/common/3e_duration_column.js
+++ b/scripts/cypress/integration/common/3e_duration_column.js
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ export const genTest = (apiType, dbType) => {
         .contains("Duration")
         .click();
 
+      // fix me! wait till the modal rendering (input highlight) is completed
+      // focus shifts back to the input field to select text after the dropdown is rendered
+      cy.wait(500);
+
       // Configure Duration format
       fetchParentFromLabel("Duration Format");
       cy.getActiveSelection(".nc-dropdown-duration-option")
@@ -96,6 +100,11 @@ export const genTest = (apiType, dbType) => {
         .should("exist")
         .clear()
         .type(newName);
+
+      // fix me! wait till the modal rendering (input highlight) is completed
+      // focus shifts back to the input field to select text after the dropdown is rendered
+      cy.wait(500);
+
       // Configure Duration format
       fetchParentFromLabel("Duration Format");
       cy.getActiveSelection(".nc-dropdown-duration-option")