diff --git a/openmetadata-ui/src/main/resources/ui/playwright/utils/importUtils.ts b/openmetadata-ui/src/main/resources/ui/playwright/utils/importUtils.ts
index bc42df9ef5f..1b3b01c7398 100644
--- a/openmetadata-ui/src/main/resources/ui/playwright/utils/importUtils.ts
+++ b/openmetadata-ui/src/main/resources/ui/playwright/utils/importUtils.ts
@@ -707,6 +707,12 @@ export const pressKeyXTimes = async (
   key: string
 ) => {
   for (let i = 0; i < length; i++) {
+    const activeCell = page.locator('.InovuaReactDataGrid__cell--cell-active');
+    const isActive = await activeCell.isVisible();
+
+    if (!isActive) {
+      await page.click('.InovuaReactDataGrid__cell--cell-active');
+    }
     await page
       .locator('.InovuaReactDataGrid__cell--cell-active')
       .press(key, { delay: 100 });