diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/verification/steps/__tests__/age-verification.test.js b/app/soapbox/features/verification/steps/__tests__/age-verification.test.js
index 122df77bd..7dd835313 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/verification/steps/__tests__/age-verification.test.js
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/verification/steps/__tests__/age-verification.test.js
@@ -39,7 +39,10 @@ describe('<AgeVerification />', () => {
       store,
     );
 
-    await userEvent.type(screen.getByLabelText('Birth Date'), '{enter}');
+    await userEvent.selectOptions(
+      screen.getByTestId('datepicker-year'),
+      screen.getByRole('option', { name: '2020' }),
+    );
 
     fireEvent.submit(
       screen.getByRole('button'), {