diff --git a/test/appium/views/chat_view.py b/test/appium/views/chat_view.py
index 29676f4843..4092575d7a 100644
--- a/test/appium/views/chat_view.py
+++ b/test/appium/views/chat_view.py
@@ -811,7 +811,7 @@ class ChatView(BaseView):
         self.set_community_image_button = Button(self.driver, translation_id='community-thumbnail-image',
                                                  suffix='/following-sibling::android.view.ViewGroup')
         self.confirm_create_in_community_button = Button(self.driver, translation_id="create")
-        self.mentions_list = BaseElement(self.driver, accessibility_id="user-list")
+        self.mentions_list = BaseElement(self.driver, xpath="//*[@content-desc='user-list']")
 
         # New UI
         self.pinned_messages_count = Button(self.driver,
@@ -1139,8 +1139,10 @@ class ChatView(BaseView):
         self.chat_message_input.click_inside()
         self.chat_message_input.send_keys("@")
         try:
-            mentions_list = self.mentions_list.wait_for_element()
-            mentions_list.find_element(MobileBy.XPATH, "//*[@text='%s']" % user_name).click()
+            self.mentions_list.wait_for_element()
+            user_in_list = BaseElement(self.driver, xpath="%s//*[@text='%s']" % (self.mentions_list.locator, user_name))
+            user_in_list.click()
+
         except TimeoutException:
             self.driver.fail("Mentions list is not shown")