diff --git a/cypress/e2e/files/FilesUtils.ts b/cypress/e2e/files/FilesUtils.ts
index 70767b5ecf1..8bc5ffc7067 100644
--- a/cypress/e2e/files/FilesUtils.ts
+++ b/cypress/e2e/files/FilesUtils.ts
@@ -9,8 +9,10 @@ import { ACTION_COPY_MOVE } from '../../../apps/files/src/actions/moveOrCopyActi
 export const getRowForFileId = (fileid: number) => cy.get(`[data-cy-files-list-row-fileid="${fileid}"]`)
 export const getRowForFile = (filename: string) => cy.get(`[data-cy-files-list-row-name="${CSS.escape(filename)}"]`)
 
-export const getActionsForFileId = (fileid: number) => getRowForFileId(fileid).find('[data-cy-files-list-row-actions]')
-export const getActionsForFile = (filename: string) => getRowForFile(filename).find('[data-cy-files-list-row-actions]')
+// Atomic query so the lookup is retried as a whole when rows re-render
+// (chained .find() can fail with "subject no longer attached" mid-render).
+export const getActionsForFileId = (fileid: number) => cy.get(`[data-cy-files-list-row-fileid="${fileid}"] [data-cy-files-list-row-actions]`)
+export const getActionsForFile = (filename: string) => cy.get(`[data-cy-files-list-row-name="${CSS.escape(filename)}"] [data-cy-files-list-row-actions]`)
 
 export const getActionButtonForFileId = (fileid: number) => getActionsForFileId(fileid).findByRole('button', { name: 'Actions' })
 export const getActionButtonForFile = (filename: string) => getActionsForFile(filename).findByRole('button', { name: 'Actions' })
diff --git a/cypress/e2e/files_sharing/share-status-action.cy.ts b/cypress/e2e/files_sharing/share-status-action.cy.ts
index f02ec676573..4c07a635900 100644
--- a/cypress/e2e/files_sharing/share-status-action.cy.ts
+++ b/cypress/e2e/files_sharing/share-status-action.cy.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  */
 import type { User } from '@nextcloud/cypress'
 import { createShare } from './FilesSharingUtils.ts'
-import { closeSidebar, enableGridMode, getActionButtonForFile, getInlineActionEntryForFile, getRowForFile } from '../files/FilesUtils.ts'
+import { closeSidebar, enableGridMode, getActionButtonForFile, getActionsForFile, getInlineActionEntryForFile, getRowForFile } from '../files/FilesUtils.ts'
 
 describe('files_sharing: Sharing status action', { testIsolation: true }, () => {
 	/**
@@ -22,9 +22,8 @@ describe('files_sharing: Sharing status action', { testIsolation: true }, () =>
 
 		cy.visit('/apps/files')
 
-		getRowForFile('folder')
-			.should('be.visible')
-			.find('[data-cy-files-list-row-actions]')
+		getRowForFile('folder').should('be.visible')
+		getActionsForFile('folder')
 			.findByRole('button', { name: 'Shared' })
 			.should('not.exist')
 	})
@@ -37,12 +36,11 @@ describe('files_sharing: Sharing status action', { testIsolation: true }, () =>
 			cy.visit('/apps/files')
 		})
 
-		getRowForFile('folder')
-			.should('be.visible')
-			.find('[data-cy-files-list-row-actions]')
+		getRowForFile('folder').should('be.visible')
+		getActionsForFile('folder')
 			.findByRole('button', { name: /Sharing options/ })
 			.should('be.visible')
-			.click()
+			.click({ force: true })
 
 		// check the click opened the sidebar
 		cy.get('[data-cy-sidebar]')