diff --git a/tests/end2end/features/hints.feature b/tests/end2end/features/hints.feature
index 486c64408..fe3ba056f 100644
--- a/tests/end2end/features/hints.feature
+++ b/tests/end2end/features/hints.feature
@@ -189,7 +189,9 @@ Feature: Using hints
         And I set hints -> dictionary to no_words
         And I set hints -> mode to word
         And I run :hint
+        And I press the key "a"
         Then the error "Word hints requires reading the file at *" should be shown
+        And data/hello.txt should be loaded
 
     ### Number hint mode