diff --git a/tests/applications/gnome-panel/volumebar.pm b/tests/applications/gnome-panel/volumebar.pm
index 5957fc8b..c755c9fb 100644
--- a/tests/applications/gnome-panel/volumebar.pm
+++ b/tests/applications/gnome-panel/volumebar.pm
@@ -27,15 +27,18 @@ sub run {
     menu_launch_type("terminal");
     assert_screen("apps_run_terminal");
     # Set the volume to 0%
-    script_run('pactl set-sink-volume @DEFAULT_SINK@ 0%');
+    type_safely('pactl set-sink-volume @DEFAULT_SINK@ 0%');
+    send_key('ret');
     # Check that it worked
     check_volume("zero");
     # Set the volume to 50%
-    script_run('pactl set-sink-volume @DEFAULT_SINK@ 50%');
+    type_safely('pactl set-sink-volume @DEFAULT_SINK@ 50%');
+    send_key('ret');
     # Check that it worked
     check_volume("fifty");
     # Set the volume to 100%
-    script_run('pactl set-sink-volume @DEFAULT_SINK@ 100%');
+    type_safely('pactl set-sink-volume @DEFAULT_SINK@ 100%');
+    send_key('ret');
     # Check that it worked
     check_volume("hundred");
 }