diff --git a/packages/app/cypress/e2e/studio/helper.ts b/packages/app/cypress/e2e/studio/helper.ts
index b49c796278f..3c056321af5 100644
--- a/packages/app/cypress/e2e/studio/helper.ts
+++ b/packages/app/cypress/e2e/studio/helper.ts
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ export function launchStudio ({ specName = 'spec.cy.js', createNewTestFromSuite
     }
 
     cy.findByTestId('studio-panel').should('be.visible')
-    cy.findByTestId('new-test-button').should('be.visible')
+    cy.findByTestId('create-test-button').should('be.visible')
   } else {
     cy.get('@runnable-wrapper')
     .findByTestId('launch-studio')
@@ -55,8 +55,12 @@ export function launchStudio ({ specName = 'spec.cy.js', createNewTestFromSuite
   }
 }
 
-export function inputNewTestName (name: string = 'new-test') {
-  cy.findByTestId('new-test-button').click()
+export function inputNewTestName ({ name = 'new-test', creatingNewTestFromWelcomeScreen = true }: { name?: string, creatingNewTestFromWelcomeScreen?: boolean } = {}) {
+  if (creatingNewTestFromWelcomeScreen) {
+    // we only need to click the new test button if we are not creating a new test from a suite or spec header
+    cy.findByTestId('new-test-button').click()
+  }
+
   cy.findByTestId('test-name-input').type(name)
   cy.findByTestId('create-test-button').click()
 
diff --git a/packages/app/cypress/e2e/studio/studio-navigation.cy.ts b/packages/app/cypress/e2e/studio/studio-navigation.cy.ts
index e7bf565edf8..232f267778c 100644
--- a/packages/app/cypress/e2e/studio/studio-navigation.cy.ts
+++ b/packages/app/cypress/e2e/studio/studio-navigation.cy.ts
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ describe('Cypress Studio - Navigation and URL Management', () => {
   it('updates the AUT url when creating a new test', () => {
     launchStudio({ specName: 'navigation.cy.js', createNewTestFromSuite: true })
 
-    inputNewTestName()
+    inputNewTestName({ creatingNewTestFromWelcomeScreen: false })
 
     cy.findByTestId('aut-url-input').should('have.focus').type('cypress/e2e/navigation.html{enter}')
 
diff --git a/packages/app/cypress/e2e/studio/studio-new-tests.cy.ts b/packages/app/cypress/e2e/studio/studio-new-tests.cy.ts
index 978c1d0445e..ea56d162cda 100644
--- a/packages/app/cypress/e2e/studio/studio-new-tests.cy.ts
+++ b/packages/app/cypress/e2e/studio/studio-new-tests.cy.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ describe('Cypress Studio - New Test Creation', () => {
   it('creates a new test from spec header', () => {
     launchStudio({ specName: 'spec-w-visit.cy.js', createNewTestFromSpecHeader: true })
 
-    inputNewTestName()
+    inputNewTestName({ creatingNewTestFromWelcomeScreen: false })
 
     cy.contains('new-test').click()
 
@@ -128,10 +128,10 @@ describe('studio functionality', () => {
   it('creates a new test for a specific suite with the url already defined', () => {
     launchStudio({ specName: 'spec-w-visit.cy.js', createNewTestFromSuite: true })
 
-    // create a new test from a specific suite
-    cy.findByTestId('create-new-test-from-suite').click()
+    inputNewTestName({ creatingNewTestFromWelcomeScreen: false })
 
-    inputNewTestName()
+    // make sure that the visit has run and we're recording studio commands
+    cy.get('[data-cy="record-button-recording"]').should('be.visible')
 
     cy.percySnapshot()