diff --git a/packages/basic.gblib/services/DialogKeywords.ts b/packages/basic.gblib/services/DialogKeywords.ts
index edfe8a05c..6ffe18e9d 100644
--- a/packages/basic.gblib/services/DialogKeywords.ts
+++ b/packages/basic.gblib/services/DialogKeywords.ts
@@ -392,11 +392,13 @@ export class DialogKeywords {
   /**
    * Types the text into the text field.
    *
-   * @example TYPE page, "elementName", "text"
+   * @example SET page, "elementName", "text"
    */
-  public async type(step, page, idOrName, text) {
+  public async setElementText(step, page, idOrName, text) {
     GBLog.info(`BASIC: Web Automation TYPE on ${idOrName}: ${text}.`);
     const e = await this.getBySelector(page, idOrName);
+    await e.click({ clickCount: 3 });
+    await page.keyboard.press('Backspace');
     await e.type(text, { delay: 200 });
     await this.debugStepWeb(page);
   }
diff --git a/packages/basic.gblib/services/SystemKeywords.ts b/packages/basic.gblib/services/SystemKeywords.ts
index a10851e0c..41a02b176 100644
--- a/packages/basic.gblib/services/SystemKeywords.ts
+++ b/packages/basic.gblib/services/SystemKeywords.ts
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ export class SystemKeywords {
     if (file._javascriptEnabled) {
       GBLog.info(`BASIC: Web automation setting ${file}' to '${value}' (SET). `);
 
-      await this.dk.type(null, file, address, value);
+      await this.dk.setElementText(null, file, address, value);
       return;
     }