diff --git a/tests/applications/evince/save_as.pm b/tests/applications/evince/save_as.pm
index 7cef4c83..5691a1db 100644
--- a/tests/applications/evince/save_as.pm
+++ b/tests/applications/evince/save_as.pm
@@ -18,6 +18,13 @@ sub run {
     type_very_safely("alternative");
 
     # Click on the Save button
+    if (get_var("CANNED")) {
+        # FIXME: as of 2023-03-30 on the flatpak version of evince, the save as
+        # default target dir is wrong:
+        # https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2183356
+        # so we need to click into Documents first
+        assert_and_click("evince_documents", button => "left", timeout => 30);
+    }
     assert_and_click("gnome_button_save_blue", button => "left", timeout => 30);
 
     # Now the document is saved under a different name. We will switch to the