diff --git a/src/test/java/seedu/address/ui/HelpWindowTest.java b/src/test/java/seedu/address/ui/HelpWindowTest.java
index 461f5bba2eae..4fcb1fcfb9f7 100644
--- a/src/test/java/seedu/address/ui/HelpWindowTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/seedu/address/ui/HelpWindowTest.java
@@ -46,8 +46,11 @@ public void isShowing_helpWindowIsHiding_returnsFalse() {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void focus_helpWindowNotFocused_focused() {
+    public void focus_helpWindowNotFocused_focused() throws Exception {
         guiRobot.interact(helpWindow::show);
+
+        // Focus on another stage to remove focus from the helpWindow
+        FxToolkit.setupStage(Stage::requestFocus);
         assertFalse(helpWindow.getRoot().isFocused());
 
         guiRobot.interact(helpWindow::focus);