diff --git a/spec/system/page_objects/pages/topic.rb b/spec/system/page_objects/pages/topic.rb
index dd8670a5cc..25d256d631 100644
--- a/spec/system/page_objects/pages/topic.rb
+++ b/spec/system/page_objects/pages/topic.rb
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ module PageObjects
 
       def click_reply_button
         find(".topic-footer-main-buttons > .create").click
+        has_expanded_composer?
       end
 
       def has_expanded_composer?