diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index df1a081d7f..8b196b45c0 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -11264,10 +11264,11 @@
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     "node_modules/cross-spawn": {
-      "version": "7.0.3",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/cross-spawn/-/cross-spawn-7.0.3.tgz",
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/cross-spawn/-/cross-spawn-7.0.6.tgz",
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       "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "path-key": "^3.1.0",
         "shebang-command": "^2.0.0",
@@ -15142,10 +15143,11 @@
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     "node_modules/http-proxy-middleware": {
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/http-proxy-middleware/-/http-proxy-middleware-2.0.6.tgz",
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/http-proxy-middleware/-/http-proxy-middleware-2.0.7.tgz",
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       "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@types/http-proxy": "^1.17.8",
         "http-proxy": "^1.18.1",
@@ -26852,10 +26854,11 @@
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     },
     "node_modules/webpack-dev-server/node_modules/ws": {
-      "version": "8.16.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ws/-/ws-8.16.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-HS0c//TP7Ina87TfiPUz1rQzMhHrl/SG2guqRcTOIUYD2q8uhUdNHZYJUaQ8aTGPzCh+c6oawMKW35nFl1dxyQ==",
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ws/-/ws-8.18.0.tgz",
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       "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT",
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=10.0.0"
       },
@@ -27194,10 +27197,11 @@
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     },
     "node_modules/ws": {
-      "version": "7.5.9",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ws/-/ws-7.5.9.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-F+P9Jil7UiSKSkppIiD94dN07AwvFixvLIj1Og1Rl9GGMuNipJnV9JzjD6XuqmAeiswGvUmNLjr5cFuXwNS77Q==",
+      "version": "7.5.10",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ws/-/ws-7.5.10.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-+dbF1tHwZpXcbOJdVOkzLDxZP1ailvSxM6ZweXTegylPny803bFhA+vqBYw4s31NSAk4S2Qz+AKXK9a4wkdjcQ==",
       "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT",
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=8.3.0"
       },
diff --git a/tests/search/e2e/cypress.config.js b/tests/search/e2e/cypress.config.js
index ec807cb671..cf38454493 100644
--- a/tests/search/e2e/cypress.config.js
+++ b/tests/search/e2e/cypress.config.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ module.exports = defineConfig({
     "numTestsKeptInMemory": 0,
     reporter: 'cypress-multi-reporters',
     reporterOptions: {
-    configFile: 'tests/search/e2e/cypress-reporter-config.json'
-  },
-  experimentalSessionAndOrigin: true,
+      configFile: 'tests/search/e2e/cypress-reporter-config.json'
+    },
+    experimentalSessionAndOrigin: true,
 })
diff --git a/tests/search/e2e/support/commands.js b/tests/search/e2e/support/commands.js
index ae7bbaa1e2..0c86edf639 100644
--- a/tests/search/e2e/support/commands.js
+++ b/tests/search/e2e/support/commands.js
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ Cypress.Commands.add('openWidgetsPage', () => {
 	cy.get('body').then(($body) => {
 		const $button = $body.find('.edit-widgets-welcome-guide .components-modal__header button');
 		if ($button.is(':visible')) {
-			$button.click();
+			$button.trigger('click');
 		}
 	});
 });
@@ -136,11 +136,11 @@ Cypress.Commands.add('publishPost', (postData, viewPost) => {
 	cy.get('.block-editor-default-block-appender__content').type(newPostData.content);
 
 	if (newPostData.status && newPostData.status === 'draft') {
-		cy.get('.editor-post-save-draft').click();
+		cy.get('.editor-post-save-draft').click({ force: true });
 		cy.get('.editor-post-saved-state').should('have.text', 'Saved');
 	} else {
 		cy.get('.editor-post-publish-panel__toggle').should('be.enabled');
-		cy.get('.editor-post-publish-panel__toggle').click();
+		cy.get('.editor-post-publish-panel__toggle').click({ force: true });
 
 		cy.get('.editor-post-publish-button').click();
 
diff --git a/tests/search/e2e/support/commands/block-editor.js b/tests/search/e2e/support/commands/block-editor.js
index daee9ef017..e2afda4b88 100644
--- a/tests/search/e2e/support/commands/block-editor.js
+++ b/tests/search/e2e/support/commands/block-editor.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Cypress.Commands.add('openBlockSettingsSidebar', () => {
 		} else {
 			cy.get('.editor-header__settings button[aria-label="Settings"]').then(($btn) => {
 				if (!$btn.hasClass('is-pressed')) {
-					$btn.click();
+					$btn.trigger('click');
 				}
 				cy.get('.editor-sidebar__panel-tabs').contains('Block').click();
 			});