diff --git a/features/steps/project/issues/award_emoji.rb b/features/steps/project/issues/award_emoji.rb
index e55dc2913c3..a4cfc1fb8c8 100644
--- a/features/steps/project/issues/award_emoji.rb
+++ b/features/steps/project/issues/award_emoji.rb
@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@ class Spinach::Features::AwardEmoji < Spinach::FeatureSteps
 
   step 'I click to emoji in the picker' do
     page.within '.emoji-menu-content' do
-      page.first('.js-emoji-btn').click
+      emoji_button = page.first('.js-emoji-btn')
+      emoji_button.hover
+      emoji_button.click
     end
   end