diff --git a/tests/cypress/integration/step_definitions/common/the_url_for_link_with_text_should_contain.js b/tests/cypress/integration/step_definitions/common/the_url_for_link_with_text_should_contain.js
index 00c81eb69b..39a8a3bf48 100644
--- a/tests/cypress/integration/step_definitions/common/the_url_for_link_with_text_should_contain.js
+++ b/tests/cypress/integration/step_definitions/common/the_url_for_link_with_text_should_contain.js
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ import { Then } from "@badeball/cypress-cucumber-preprocessor";
 Then(
   `the URL for the link with text {string} should contain {string}`,
   (linkText, urlText) => {
-    cy.get(`a:contains("${linkText}")`)
-      .should("have.attr", "href")
-      .and("include", urlText);
+    cy.get(`a[href*="${urlText}"]:contains("${linkText}")`).should("exist");
   }
 );