diff --git a/enrol/tests/behat/add_to_group.feature b/enrol/tests/behat/add_to_group.feature
index 269f5c66935..8ece9defe0f 100644
--- a/enrol/tests/behat/add_to_group.feature
+++ b/enrol/tests/behat/add_to_group.feature
@@ -28,9 +28,8 @@ Feature: Users can be added to multiple groups at once
     And I am on "Course 1" course homepage
     And I follow "Participants"
     And I click on "Edit groups for \"Student 1\"" "link" in the "student1" "table_row"
-    And I click on ".form-autocomplete-downarrow" "css_element" in the "student1" "table_row"
+    And I open the autocomplete suggestions list in the "student1" "table_row"
     And I click on "Group 1" item in the autocomplete list
-    And I click on ".form-autocomplete-downarrow" "css_element" in the "student1" "table_row"
     And I click on "Group 2" item in the autocomplete list
     And I press the escape key
     And I click on "Save changes" "link" in the "student1" "table_row"
diff --git a/lib/tests/behat/behat_forms.php b/lib/tests/behat/behat_forms.php
index 2e60f1ce073..fc7b7e5b3f6 100644
--- a/lib/tests/behat/behat_forms.php
+++ b/lib/tests/behat/behat_forms.php
@@ -718,7 +718,7 @@ class behat_forms extends behat_base {
     public function i_open_the_autocomplete_suggestions_list($container = null, $containertype = null) {
         $csstarget = ".form-autocomplete-downarrow";
         if ($container && $containertype) {
-            $this->execute('behat_general::i_click_on', [$csstarget, 'css_element', $container, $containertype]);
+            $this->execute('behat_general::i_click_on_in_the', [$csstarget, 'css_element', $container, $containertype]);
         } else {
             $this->execute('behat_general::i_click_on', [$csstarget, 'css_element']);
         }