diff --git a/tests/playwright/pages/Dashboard/common/Toolbar/Groupby.ts b/tests/playwright/pages/Dashboard/common/Toolbar/Groupby.ts
index e6e7f73e55..c47ae79cc5 100644
--- a/tests/playwright/pages/Dashboard/common/Toolbar/Groupby.ts
+++ b/tests/playwright/pages/Dashboard/common/Toolbar/Groupby.ts
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ export class ToolbarGroupByPage extends BasePage {
       .locator(`div[label="${title}"]`)
       .last()
       .click();
+    await this.rootPage.locator('.nc-sort-dir-select').nth(index).waitFor({ state: 'visible' });
     await this.rootPage.locator('.nc-sort-dir-select').nth(index).click();
     await this.rootPage
       .locator('.nc-dropdown-sort-dir')