diff --git a/projects/demo-playwright/tests/legacy/combo-box/combobox.pw.spec.ts b/projects/demo-playwright/tests/legacy/combo-box/combobox.pw.spec.ts
index 0eae9206cf2a..df38a2a5ccb4 100644
--- a/projects/demo-playwright/tests/legacy/combo-box/combobox.pw.spec.ts
+++ b/projects/demo-playwright/tests/legacy/combo-box/combobox.pw.spec.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ test.describe('ComboBox', () => {
             test(`search shouldn't be reset if an exact match is entered when strict is ${strict}`, async ({
                 page,
             }) => {
+                await tuiGoto(
+                    page,
+                    `components/combo-box/API?strict=${strict}&sandboxExpanded=true`,
+                );
+
                 const {apiPageExample} = new TuiDocumentationPagePO(page);
 
                 const comboBoxPO = new TuiComboBoxPO(apiPageExample);
@@ -42,11 +47,6 @@ test.describe('ComboBox', () => {
 
                 await page.waitForTimeout(300); // safari flaky
 
-                await tuiGoto(
-                    page,
-                    `components/combo-box/API?strict=${strict}&sandboxExpanded=true`,
-                );
-
                 await expect(page).toHaveScreenshot(
                     `search-should-not-be-reset-strict-${strict}.png`,
                 );