diff --git a/packages/graphiql-react/src/explorer/components/search.tsx b/packages/graphiql-react/src/explorer/components/search.tsx
index f5145b1392d..6faed70f652 100644
--- a/packages/graphiql-react/src/explorer/components/search.tsx
+++ b/packages/graphiql-react/src/explorer/components/search.tsx
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@ export function Search() {
         <Combobox.Input
           autoComplete="off"
           onFocus={handleFocus}
-          // TODO: find a better way to handle onBlur
           onBlur={handleFocus}
           onChange={event => setSearchValue(event.target.value)}
           placeholder="&#x2318; K"
diff --git a/packages/graphiql/cypress/e2e/docs.cy.ts b/packages/graphiql/cypress/e2e/docs.cy.ts
index ba83e95de8c..6a6278b23cc 100644
--- a/packages/graphiql/cypress/e2e/docs.cy.ts
+++ b/packages/graphiql/cypress/e2e/docs.cy.ts
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ describe('GraphiQL DocExplorer - search', () => {
   });
 
   it('Closes popover when blurring input', () => {
+    cy.dataCy('doc-explorer-input').focus();
+    cy.dataCy('doc-explorer-input').type('list');
     cy.dataCy('doc-explorer-input').blur();
     cy.dataCy('doc-explorer-list').should('not.exist');
   });