diff --git a/cypress/e2e/course_creation.cy.js b/cypress/e2e/course_creation.cy.js
index 7d20fdcb..d65b1d0f 100644
--- a/cypress/e2e/course_creation.cy.js
+++ b/cypress/e2e/course_creation.cy.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ describe("Course Creation", () => {
 		);
 
 		cy.fixture("profile.png", "base64").then((fileContent) => {
-			cy.get('input[type="file"]').attachFile({
+			cy.get('input[type="file"]').should("be.hidden").attachFile({
 				fileContent,
 				fileName: "profile.png",
 				mimeType: "image/png",