diff --git a/nixos/tests/lomiri-docviewer-app.nix b/nixos/tests/lomiri-docviewer-app.nix
index c21a121f6c02..ad9174e15d30 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/lomiri-docviewer-app.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/lomiri-docviewer-app.nix
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ in
 
     with subtest("lomiri docviewer launches"):
         machine.succeed("lomiri-docviewer-app >&2 &")
+        machine.sleep(10)
+        machine.send_key("alt-f10")
+        machine.sleep(5)
         machine.wait_for_text("No documents")
         machine.screenshot("lomiri-docviewer_open")
 
@@ -57,6 +60,9 @@ in
 
     with subtest("lomiri docviewer txt works"):
         machine.succeed("lomiri-docviewer-app /etc/docviewer-sampletext.txt >&2 &")
+        machine.sleep(10)
+        machine.send_key("alt-f10")
+        machine.sleep(5)
         machine.wait_for_text("${exampleText}")
         machine.screenshot("lomiri-docviewer_txt")
 
@@ -64,6 +70,9 @@ in
 
     with subtest("lomiri docviewer odt works"):
         machine.succeed("lomiri-docviewer-app /root/docviewer-sampletext.odt >&2 &")
+        machine.sleep(10)
+        machine.send_key("alt-f10")
+        machine.sleep(5)
         machine.wait_for_text("${exampleText}")
         machine.screenshot("lomiri-docviewer_odt")
 
@@ -71,6 +80,9 @@ in
 
     with subtest("lomiri docviewer pdf works"):
         machine.succeed("lomiri-docviewer-app /root/docviewer-sampletext.pdf >&2 &")
+        machine.sleep(10)
+        machine.send_key("alt-f10")
+        machine.sleep(5)
         machine.wait_for_text("${exampleText}")
         machine.screenshot("lomiri-docviewer_pdf")
 
@@ -78,6 +90,9 @@ in
 
     with subtest("lomiri docviewer localisation works"):
         machine.succeed("env LANG=de_DE.UTF-8 lomiri-docviewer-app >&2 &")
+        machine.sleep(10)
+        machine.send_key("alt-f10")
+        machine.sleep(5)
         machine.wait_for_text("Keine Dokumente")
         machine.screenshot("lomiri-docviewer_localised")
   '';