diff --git a/cypress/e2e/files/FilesUtils.ts b/cypress/e2e/files/FilesUtils.ts
index f435272b9a2ce..76f3a917bdb16 100644
--- a/cypress/e2e/files/FilesUtils.ts
+++ b/cypress/e2e/files/FilesUtils.ts
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ export const renameFile = (fileName: string, newFileName: string) => {
 export const navigateToFolder = (dirPath: string) => {
 	const directories = dirPath.split('/')
 	directories.forEach((directory) => {
-		getRowForFile(directory).should('be.visible').find('[data-cy-files-list-row-name-link]').click()
+		getRowForFile(directory).should('be.visible').find('[data-cy-files-list-row-name-link]').click({ force: true })
 	})
 
 }
diff --git a/cypress/e2e/files/files-download.cy.ts b/cypress/e2e/files/files-download.cy.ts
index 5522fb947d643..a85bbaa873763 100644
--- a/cypress/e2e/files/files-download.cy.ts
+++ b/cypress/e2e/files/files-download.cy.ts
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ describe('files: Download files using default action', { testIsolation: true },
 		getRowForFile('file.txt')
 			.should('be.visible')
 			.findByRole('button', { name: 'Download' })
-			.click()
+			.click({ force: true })
 
 		const downloadsFolder = Cypress.config('downloadsFolder')
 		cy.readFile(`${downloadsFolder}/file.txt`, { timeout: 15000 })
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ describe('files: Download files using default action', { testIsolation: true },
 		getRowForFile('#file.txt')
 			.should('be.visible')
 			.findByRole('button', { name: 'Download' })
-			.click()
+			.click({ force: true })
 
 		const downloadsFolder = Cypress.config('downloadsFolder')
 		cy.readFile(`${downloadsFolder}/#file.txt`, { timeout: 15000 })
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ describe('files: Download files using default action', { testIsolation: true },
 		getRowForFile('file.txt')
 			.should('be.visible')
 			.findByRole('button', { name: 'Download' })
-			.click()
+			.click({ force: true })
 
 		const downloadsFolder = Cypress.config('downloadsFolder')
 		cy.readFile(`${downloadsFolder}/file.txt`, { timeout: 15000 })
diff --git a/cypress/e2e/files_sharing/files-shares-view.cy.ts b/cypress/e2e/files_sharing/files-shares-view.cy.ts
index 12a67d9ee0f35..7879d1df3c752 100644
--- a/cypress/e2e/files_sharing/files-shares-view.cy.ts
+++ b/cypress/e2e/files_sharing/files-shares-view.cy.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ describe('files_sharing: Files view', { testIsolation: true }, () => {
 		// see the shared folder
 		getRowForFile('folder').should('be.visible')
 		// click on the folder should open it in files
-		getRowForFile('folder').findByRole('button', { name: /open in files/i }).click()
+		getRowForFile('folder').findByRole('button', { name: /open in files/i }).click({ force: true })
 		// See the URL has changed
 		cy.url().should('match', /apps\/files\/files\/.+dir=\/folder/)
 		// Content of the shared folder
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ describe('files_sharing: Files view', { testIsolation: true }, () => {
 		// see the shared folder
 		getRowForFile('folder').should('be.visible')
 		// click on the folder should open it in files
-		getRowForFile('folder').findByRole('button', { name: /open in files/i }).click()
+		getRowForFile('folder').findByRole('button', { name: /open in files/i }).click({ force: true })
 		// See the URL has changed
 		cy.url().should('match', /apps\/files\/files\/.+dir=\/folder/)
 		// Content of the shared folder