diff --git a/apps/webapp/test/e2e_tests/pageManager/webapp/cells/cellsConversationFiles.page.ts b/apps/webapp/test/e2e_tests/pageManager/webapp/cells/cellsConversationFiles.page.ts
index b70e0e6efbf..fdf0898e131 100644
--- a/apps/webapp/test/e2e_tests/pageManager/webapp/cells/cellsConversationFiles.page.ts
+++ b/apps/webapp/test/e2e_tests/pageManager/webapp/cells/cellsConversationFiles.page.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ export class CellsConversationFilesPage {
   }
 
   async searchFile(fileName: string) {
+    await this.searchInput.clear();
     await this.searchInput.fill(fileName);
   }
 
diff --git a/apps/webapp/test/e2e_tests/specs/Drive/searchFilesInGroupConversation-TC-8788.spec.ts b/apps/webapp/test/e2e_tests/specs/Drive/searchFilesInGroupConversation-TC-8788.spec.ts
index 101d775e990..9af474df297 100644
--- a/apps/webapp/test/e2e_tests/specs/Drive/searchFilesInGroupConversation-TC-8788.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/webapp/test/e2e_tests/specs/Drive/searchFilesInGroupConversation-TC-8788.spec.ts
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ test(
       await expect(async () => {
         // Search for the video file
         await userBPages.cellsConversationFiles().searchFile(VideoFileName);
-        await expect(userBPages.cellsConversationFiles().filesList).toHaveCount(1, {timeout: 500});
+        await expect(userBPages.cellsConversationFiles().filesList).toHaveCount(1, {timeout: 1500});
         await expect(userBPages.cellsConversationFiles().getFile(VideoFileName)).toBeVisible({timeout: 500});
       }).toPass({intervals: [1_000, 2_000, 5_000], timeout: 10_000});
       // Search for a non-existing file