diff --git a/webview-ui/src/components/modes/__tests__/ModesView.spec.tsx b/webview-ui/src/components/modes/__tests__/ModesView.spec.tsx
index e202114bbb..0ae1ba80e2 100644
--- a/webview-ui/src/components/modes/__tests__/ModesView.spec.tsx
+++ b/webview-ui/src/components/modes/__tests__/ModesView.spec.tsx
@@ -95,9 +95,15 @@ describe("PromptsView", () => {
 	it("handles prompt changes correctly", async () => {
 		renderPromptsView()
 
+		// Clear any messages that were sent during component mount (like checkRulesDirectory)
+		vitest.clearAllMocks()
+
 		// Get the textarea
 		const textarea = await waitFor(() => screen.getByTestId("code-prompt-textarea"))
 
+		// First focus the textarea to trigger the editing state
+		fireEvent.focus(textarea)
+
 		// Simulate VSCode TextArea change event
 		const changeEvent = new CustomEvent("change", {
 			detail: {
@@ -109,6 +115,9 @@ describe("PromptsView", () => {
 
 		fireEvent(textarea, changeEvent)
 
+		// Now blur to trigger the save
+		fireEvent.blur(textarea)
+
 		expect(vscode.postMessage).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
 			type: "updatePrompt",
 			promptMode: "code",