diff --git a/tests/ert/unit_tests/gui/run_analysis/test_analysispanel.py b/tests/ert/unit_tests/gui/run_analysis/test_analysispanel.py
index df8cae20785..aceb5d6773a 100644
--- a/tests/ert/unit_tests/gui/run_analysis/test_analysispanel.py
+++ b/tests/ert/unit_tests/gui/run_analysis/test_analysispanel.py
@@ -3,16 +3,18 @@
 import pytest
 from PySide6.QtCore import Qt
 from PySide6.QtWidgets import QCheckBox, QDoubleSpinBox
+from pytestqt.qtbot import QtBot
 
 from ert.config import ESSettings
 from ert.gui.ertwidgets.analysismodulevariablespanel import AnalysisModuleVariablesPanel
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
-def panel_with_localization_on(qtbot):
+def panel_with_localization_on(qtbot: QtBot):
     def func(settings, ensemble_size):
         widget = AnalysisModuleVariablesPanel(settings, ensemble_size)
         qtbot.addWidget(widget)
+        widget.show()
         check_box = widget.findChild(QCheckBox, name="localization")
         qtbot.mouseClick(check_box, Qt.MouseButton.LeftButton)
         return settings, widget