diff --git a/test/e2e/pages/console.ts b/test/e2e/pages/console.ts
index 2ae1234f9c6..4ee0af8d985 100644
--- a/test/e2e/pages/console.ts
+++ b/test/e2e/pages/console.ts
@@ -219,9 +219,13 @@ export class Console {
 		await this.code.driver.page.locator(MAXIMIZE_CONSOLE).click();
 	}
 
-	async pasteCodeToConsole(code: string) {
+	async pasteCodeToConsole(code: string, sendEnterKey = false) {
 		const consoleInput = this.activeConsole.locator(CONSOLE_INPUT);
 		await this.pasteInMonaco(consoleInput!, code);
+
+		if (sendEnterKey) {
+			await this.sendEnterKey();
+		}
 	}
 
 	async pasteInMonaco(
diff --git a/test/e2e/tests/console/console-python.test.ts b/test/e2e/tests/console/console-python.test.ts
index 115e6103b64..5d3d074291e 100644
--- a/test/e2e/tests/console/console-python.test.ts
+++ b/test/e2e/tests/console/console-python.test.ts
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ test.describe('Console Pane: Python', { tag: [tags.WEB, tags.CONSOLE] }, () => {
 
 			await app.workbench.console.barClearButton.click();
 
-			await app.workbench.console.pasteCodeToConsole('import platform; print(platform.python_version())');
+			await app.workbench.console.pasteCodeToConsole('import platform; print(platform.python_version())', true);
 			await app.workbench.console.sendEnterKey();
 
 			await app.workbench.console.waitForConsoleContents(primaryPython);
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ test.describe('Console Pane: Python', { tag: [tags.WEB, tags.CONSOLE] }, () => {
 
 			await app.workbench.console.barClearButton.click();
 
-			await app.workbench.console.pasteCodeToConsole(`import platform; print(platform.python_version())`);
+			await app.workbench.console.pasteCodeToConsole(`import platform; print(platform.python_version())`, true);
 			await app.workbench.console.sendEnterKey();
 			await app.workbench.console.waitForConsoleContents(secondaryPython);
 		} else {
diff --git a/test/e2e/tests/console/console-r.test.ts b/test/e2e/tests/console/console-r.test.ts
index e091905bf67..1ddc97c23fb 100644
--- a/test/e2e/tests/console/console-r.test.ts
+++ b/test/e2e/tests/console/console-r.test.ts
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ test.describe('Console Pane: R', {
 
 			await app.workbench.console.barClearButton.click();
 
-			await app.workbench.console.pasteCodeToConsole('R.version.string');
+			await app.workbench.console.pasteCodeToConsole('R.version.string', true);
 			await app.workbench.console.sendEnterKey();
 
 			await app.workbench.console.waitForConsoleContents(primaryR);
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ test.describe('Console Pane: R', {
 
 			await app.workbench.console.barClearButton.click();
 
-			await app.workbench.console.pasteCodeToConsole(`R.version.string`);
+			await app.workbench.console.pasteCodeToConsole(`R.version.string`, true);
 			await app.workbench.console.sendEnterKey();
 			await app.workbench.console.waitForConsoleContents(secondaryR);
 		} else {