diff --git a/tests/e2e/specs/search/search.spec.ts b/tests/e2e/specs/search/search.spec.ts
index 756f3014cfd..461d74215be 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/specs/search/search.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/e2e/specs/search/search.spec.ts
@@ -265,6 +265,9 @@ test.describe('Search', { tag: '@predefined-users' }, () => {
     })
 
     // # search difficult names
+    // allow extra time for search indexing of Unicode folder name after rename operations
+    const { page } = world.actorsEnvironment.getActor({ key: 'Alice' })
+    await page.waitForTimeout(2000)
     // When "Alice" searches "strängéनेपालीName" using the global search and the "all files" filter and presses enter
     await ui.userSearchesGloballyWithFilter({
       world,