diff --git a/src/components/ChatBox/index.jsx b/src/components/ChatBox/index.jsx
index 6d5adc16..1e20512b 100644
--- a/src/components/ChatBox/index.jsx
+++ b/src/components/ChatBox/index.jsx
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ const ChatBox = ({ chatboxContainerRef }) => {
       {messageList.filter((m) => (m.timestamp.date < today.date)).map(({ role, content, timestamp }) => (
         <Message key={timestamp.toString()} variant={role} message={content} />
       ))}
-      <MessageDivider text="Today" data-testid="today-divider" />
+      <MessageDivider text="Today" />
       {messageList.filter((m) => (m.timestamp.date === today.date)).map(({ role, content, timestamp }) => (
         <Message key={timestamp.toString()} variant={role} message={content} />
       ))}
diff --git a/src/widgets/Xpert.test.jsx b/src/widgets/Xpert.test.jsx
index efd62b23..e4d9217a 100644
--- a/src/widgets/Xpert.test.jsx
+++ b/src/widgets/Xpert.test.jsx
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ test('message divider does not appear when no messages', async () => {
   expect(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'submit' })).toBeVisible();
   expect(screen.getByTestId('close-button')).toBeVisible();
 
-  expect(screen.getByTestId('today-divider')).toBeVisible();
+  expect(screen.getByText('Today')).toBeVisible();
 });
 // todo: test that today divider doesn't appear when messages all from today
 // todo: test that today divider appears when message from before today