diff --git a/test-e2e/select-test-suit.ts b/test-e2e/select-test-suit.ts
index 537359ca..acaad83d 100644
--- a/test-e2e/select-test-suit.ts
+++ b/test-e2e/select-test-suit.ts
@@ -19,27 +19,6 @@ export class SelectTestSuit extends TestSuit {
     this.itemsWithPlaceholder = this.itemList.locator('.choices__item');
   }
 
-  async start(textInput?: string): Promise<void> {
-    await this.page.route('**/data.json', async (route) => {
-      await new Promise((f) => {
-        setTimeout(f, 250);
-      });
-
-      const fakeData = [...new Array(10)].map((_, index) => ({
-        label: `Label ${index + 1}`,
-        value: `Value ${index + 1}`,
-      }));
-
-      await route.fulfill({
-        status: 200,
-        contentType: 'application/json',
-        body: JSON.stringify(fakeData),
-      });
-    });
-
-    await super.start(textInput);
-  }
-
   async startWithClick(): Promise<void> {
     await this.start();
     await this.selectByClick();
diff --git a/test-e2e/tests/select-one.spec.ts b/test-e2e/tests/select-one.spec.ts
index 86009dc5..f6691a51 100644
--- a/test-e2e/tests/select-one.spec.ts
+++ b/test-e2e/tests/select-one.spec.ts
@@ -402,11 +402,32 @@ describe(`Choices - select one`, () => {
       test('checking placeholder values', async ({ page, bundle }) => {
         const jsonLoad = page.waitForResponse('**/data.json');
 
+        let stopJsonWaiting = () => {};
+        const jsonWaiting = new Promise<void>((f) => {
+          stopJsonWaiting = f;
+        });
+
+        await page.route('**/data.json', async (route) => {
+          await jsonWaiting;
+
+          const fakeData = [...new Array(10)].map((_, index) => ({
+            label: `Label ${index + 1}`,
+            value: `Value ${index + 1}`,
+          }));
+
+          await route.fulfill({
+            status: 200,
+            contentType: 'application/json',
+            body: JSON.stringify(fakeData),
+          });
+        });
+
         const suite = new SelectTestSuit(page, bundle, testUrl, testId);
         await suite.start();
 
         await expect(suite.itemList.first()).toHaveText('Loading...');
 
+        stopJsonWaiting();
         await jsonLoad;
         await suite.selectByClick();