diff --git a/app/client/cypress/integration/Regression_TestSuite/ClientSideTests/Widgets/TableV2/pagesize_spec.js b/app/client/cypress/integration/Regression_TestSuite/ClientSideTests/Widgets/TableV2/pagesize_spec.js
index d2feaf062e..558cd09b57 100644
--- a/app/client/cypress/integration/Regression_TestSuite/ClientSideTests/Widgets/TableV2/pagesize_spec.js
+++ b/app/client/cypress/integration/Regression_TestSuite/ClientSideTests/Widgets/TableV2/pagesize_spec.js
@@ -13,9 +13,16 @@ describe("Table widget v2", function () {
     cy.moveToStyleTab();
     cy.wait(1000); //for style tab to settle
     cy.get(".t--button-group-SHORT").should("be.visible");
-    cy.get(".t--button-group-SHORT").click();
-    cy.wait(1000); //for table to-align to Short click
-    cy.get(".t--widget-textwidget .bp3-ui-text").should("contain", "7");
+    cy.get(".t--button-group-SHORT")
+      .invoke("attr", "aria-selected")
+      .then((sel) => {
+        cy.log("sel for short is " + sel);
+        if (sel === "false") {
+          cy.get(".t--button-group-SHORT").click({ force: true });
+          cy.wait(1000); //for table to-align to Short click
+          cy.get(".t--widget-textwidget .bp3-ui-text").should("contain", "7");
+        }
+      });
 
     cy.get(".t--button-group-DEFAULT").click({ force: true });
     cy.get(".t--widget-textwidget .bp3-ui-text").should("contain", "5");