diff --git a/test/functional/terminal/ex_terminal_spec.lua b/test/functional/terminal/ex_terminal_spec.lua
index c29a1e9cd4..bd63dbe2c1 100644
--- a/test/functional/terminal/ex_terminal_spec.lua
+++ b/test/functional/terminal/ex_terminal_spec.lua
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ describe(':terminal', function()
     feed('i')
     eq({ blocking = false, mode = 'i' }, api.nvim_get_mode())
     command('stopinsert | wincmd p')
+    feed('<Ignore>') -- Add input to separate two RPC requests
     eq({ blocking = false, mode = 'nt' }, api.nvim_get_mode())
   end)
 end)