diff --git a/frontend/src/ts/test/test-ui.ts b/frontend/src/ts/test/test-ui.ts
index 71e47d19f..60a47d8a4 100644
--- a/frontend/src/ts/test/test-ui.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/ts/test/test-ui.ts
@@ -138,8 +138,8 @@ export function updateActiveElement(
       });
     }
   } catch (e) {}
-  if (initial || shouldUpdateWordsInputPosition()) {
-    updateWordsInputPosition(initial);
+  if (!initial && shouldUpdateWordsInputPosition()) {
+    updateWordsInputPosition();
   }
 }