diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/ide/components/commit_sidebar/actions.vue b/app/assets/javascripts/ide/components/commit_sidebar/actions.vue
index 8b356ee6e97..549324831e9 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/ide/components/commit_sidebar/actions.vue
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/ide/components/commit_sidebar/actions.vue
@@ -69,7 +69,11 @@ export default {
       :disabled="currentBranch && !currentBranch.can_push"
       :title="$options.currentBranchPermissionsTooltip"
     >
-      <span class="ide-radio-label" v-html="commitToCurrentBranchText"> </span>
+      <span
+        class="ide-radio-label"
+        data-qa-selector="commit_to_current_branch_radio"
+        v-html="commitToCurrentBranchText"
+      ></span>
     </radio-group>
     <radio-group
       :value="$options.commitToNewBranch"
diff --git a/qa/qa/page/project/web_ide/edit.rb b/qa/qa/page/project/web_ide/edit.rb
index 37bca97fec7..7541baed467 100644
--- a/qa/qa/page/project/web_ide/edit.rb
+++ b/qa/qa/page/project/web_ide/edit.rb
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ module QA
             element :dropdown_filter_input
           end
 
+          view 'app/assets/javascripts/ide/components/commit_sidebar/actions.vue' do
+            element :commit_to_current_branch_radio
+          end
+
           view 'app/assets/javascripts/ide/components/commit_sidebar/form.vue' do
             element :begin_commit_button
             element :commit_button
@@ -104,7 +108,7 @@ module QA
             # animation is still in process even when the buttons have the
             # expected visibility.
             commit_success_msg_shown = retry_until do
-              uncheck_element :start_new_mr_checkbox
+              click_element :commit_to_current_branch_radio
               click_element :commit_button
 
               wait(reload: false) do