The problem is, sometimes the page takes a few seconds to fetch data, and even though I can see the button, it’s like it’s not “active” yet. Katalon either throws a Step Failed error saying it can’t find the element, or it clicks it but nothing happens because the background scripts haven’t finished…

You need to wait for the button to be clickable for appropriate n-seconds before your script calls WebUI.click. There are several ways to do it. One approach would be using WebUI.enhancedClick [WebUI] Enhanced Click | Katalon Docs Note: Your Katalon Studio version must be 7.2.5+. …

Avoid using WebUI.delay() Using hard waits like WebUI.delay() is not recommended because they make tests slower and flaky. Instead, always prefer condition‑based waits that react to the actual state of the UI. Other approaches 1. Wait until the element is clickable Use this when the element exi…

If you want to understand the basic reason of your failure then read below para, if you are not interested to read then simply use some implicit wait commands Katalon executes UI actions as soon as Selenium detects an element in the DOM. In modern web applications, elements often appear in the DOM b…

Wait for spinner invisible + button clickable—flakiness killer for async loads. Best Fix WebUI.waitForElementNotVisible(findTestObject('Page/loading_spinner'), 30) // Spinner gone WebUI.waitForElementClickable(findTestObject('Page/submit-btn'), 10) // Button ready WebUI.click(findTestObject(…

you need to go slow with your tests

See the following post where I quoted the source of WebUI.enhancedClick keyword. [image] [Trouble Shooting 101] Element Not Visible Exception Tips and Tricks @akshay_sartabe You should use WebUI.enhancedClick instead of WebUI.click. WebUI.enchancedClick inte…

My test is "too fast" and clicks buttons before the page is ready!

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kazurayam April 15, 2026, 11:37pm 7

See the following post where I quoted the source of WebUI.enhancedClick keyword.

If you read the source, you would be able to understand what the keyword internally does.

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My test is "too fast" and clicks buttons before the page is ready!

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