diff --git a/tests/_boot_to_anaconda.pm b/tests/_boot_to_anaconda.pm
index 07e2c628..f14bf3f3 100644
--- a/tests/_boot_to_anaconda.pm
+++ b/tests/_boot_to_anaconda.pm
@@ -113,11 +113,9 @@ sub run {
         else {
             # on lives, we have to explicitly launch anaconda
             if (get_var('LIVE')) {
-                assert_screen "live_start_anaconda_icon", 300;
-                # seems that clicking as soon as we see it sometimes
-                # fails on KDE, so wait a bit then click it
-                sleep 5;
-                click_lastmatch;
+                # try and avoid click errors on KDE...
+                mouse_set(10, 10) if (get_var("DESKTOP") eq "kde");
+                _assert_and_click("live_start_anaconda_icon", timeout=>300);
             }
             my $language = get_var('LANGUAGE') || 'english';
             # wait for anaconda to appear; we click to work around