diff --git a/src/e2e/puppeteer/__tests__/drag-and-drop-multiselect.ts b/src/e2e/puppeteer/__tests__/drag-and-drop-multiselect.ts
index 863736461f5..d6eeec610e2 100644
--- a/src/e2e/puppeteer/__tests__/drag-and-drop-multiselect.ts
+++ b/src/e2e/puppeteer/__tests__/drag-and-drop-multiselect.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ describe('drag and drop multiple thoughts', () => {
       `)
 
     await multiselectThoughts(['y', 'z', 'a'])
-    await dragAndDropThought('a', 'x', { position: 'before', mouseUp: true })
+    await dragAndDropThought('a', 'x', { position: 'before' })
 
     const exported = await exportThoughts()
     expect(exported).toBe(`- ${HOME_TOKEN}
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ describe('drag and drop multiple thoughts', () => {
       `)
 
     await multiselectThoughts(['y', 'z'])
-    await dragAndDropThought('z', 'a', { position: 'after', mouseUp: true })
+    await dragAndDropThought('z', 'a', { position: 'after' })
 
     const exported = await exportThoughts()
     expect(exported).toBe(`- ${HOME_TOKEN}
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ describe('drag and drop multiple thoughts', () => {
       `)
 
     await multiselectThoughts(['y', 'z'])
-    await dragAndDropThought('z', 'a', { position: 'child', mouseUp: true })
+    await dragAndDropThought('z', 'a', { position: 'child' })
 
     const exported = await exportThoughts()
     expect(exported).toBe(`- ${HOME_TOKEN}
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ describe('drag and drop multiple thoughts', () => {
 
     // Select in random order: a, x, y
     await multiselectThoughts(['a', 'x', 'y'])
-    await dragAndDropThought('y', 'z', { position: 'child', mouseUp: true })
+    await dragAndDropThought('y', 'z', { position: 'child' })
 
     const exported = await exportThoughts()
     expect(exported).toBe(`- ${HOME_TOKEN}
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ describe('drag and drop multiple thoughts', () => {
 
     // Drag b and e into the sorted context
     await multiselectThoughts(['e', 'b'])
-    await dragAndDropThought('e', 'parent', { position: 'child', mouseUp: true })
+    await dragAndDropThought('e', 'parent', { position: 'child' })
 
     const exported = await exportThoughts()
     expect(exported).toBe(`- ${HOME_TOKEN}
diff --git a/src/e2e/puppeteer/__tests__/drag-and-drop.ts b/src/e2e/puppeteer/__tests__/drag-and-drop.ts
index ecdeec3defd..fd933783037 100644
--- a/src/e2e/puppeteer/__tests__/drag-and-drop.ts
+++ b/src/e2e/puppeteer/__tests__/drag-and-drop.ts
@@ -307,13 +307,12 @@ describe('drag', () => {
     // First, drag thought 'a' after thought 'b' (resulting in b followed by a)
     await dragAndDropThought('a', 'b', {
       position: 'after',
-      mouseUp: true,
       showAlert: true,
     })
 
     await dragAndDropThought('a', null, {
       position: 'none',
-      mouseUp: false,
+      dragOnly: true,
       showAlert: true,
     })
 
@@ -357,7 +356,7 @@ describe('drop', () => {
       - d
     `)
 
-    await dragAndDropThought('a', 'd', { position: 'after', mouseUp: true })
+    await dragAndDropThought('a', 'd', { position: 'after' })
 
     const image = await takeScreenshot()
     expect(image).toMatchImageSnapshot()
diff --git a/src/e2e/puppeteer/helpers/dragAndDropThought.ts b/src/e2e/puppeteer/helpers/dragAndDropThought.ts
index 2aa6225e5d3..7159386567a 100644
--- a/src/e2e/puppeteer/helpers/dragAndDropThought.ts
+++ b/src/e2e/puppeteer/helpers/dragAndDropThought.ts
@@ -11,15 +11,15 @@ const dragAndDropThought = async (
   destValue: string | null,
   {
     dropUncle,
-    mouseUp,
+    dragOnly,
     position,
     showAlert,
     skipMouseDown,
   }: {
     /** If true, the source thought is dropped as a sibling to the hidden uncle. */
     dropUncle?: boolean
-    /** If true, the mouse button is released after the drop. */
-    mouseUp?: boolean
+    /** If true, only performs the drag without releasing the mouse button. */
+    dragOnly?: boolean
     /** Determines where the destination thought is dropped, relative to the source thought.
     - after: drop the source thought as a sibling after the destination thought.
     - before: drop the source thought as a sibling before the destination thought.
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ const dragAndDropThought = async (
 
   await page.locator('[data-testid="alert-content"]').wait()
 
-  if (mouseUp) {
+  if (!dragOnly) {
     await page.mouse.up()
 
     // Wait for drag operation to fully complete by checking: