diff --git a/pkg/integration/tests/filter_by_path/select_file.go b/pkg/integration/tests/filter_by_path/select_file.go
index 6c1243dc8..80a69a2b4 100644
--- a/pkg/integration/tests/filter_by_path/select_file.go
+++ b/pkg/integration/tests/filter_by_path/select_file.go
@@ -18,10 +18,12 @@ var SelectFile = NewIntegrationTest(NewIntegrationTestArgs{
 		t.Views().Commits().
 			Focus().
 			Lines(
-				Contains(`only filterFile`).IsSelected(),
+				Contains(`none of the two`).IsSelected(),
+				Contains(`only filterFile`),
 				Contains(`only otherFile`),
 				Contains(`both files`),
 			).
+			SelectNextItem().
 			PressEnter()
 
 		// when you click into the commit itself, you see all files from that commit
diff --git a/pkg/integration/tests/filter_by_path/shared.go b/pkg/integration/tests/filter_by_path/shared.go
index 93e5e0a3d..675a2d9df 100644
--- a/pkg/integration/tests/filter_by_path/shared.go
+++ b/pkg/integration/tests/filter_by_path/shared.go
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ func commonSetup(shell *Shell) {
 
 	shell.UpdateFileAndAdd("filterFile", "new filterFile content")
 	shell.Commit("only filterFile")
+
+	shell.EmptyCommit("none of the two")
 }
 
 func postFilterTest(t *TestDriver) {