diff --git a/functional-tests/test.js b/functional-tests/test.js
index d6687ad4d7..d9cf522300 100644
--- a/functional-tests/test.js
+++ b/functional-tests/test.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import expect from 'expect';
-import {searchBox} from './utils.js';
+import {searchBox, prepareScreenshot} from './utils.js';
 
 describe('searchBox', () => {
   describe('when there is no query', () => {
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ describe('searchBox', () => {
 
     it('triggers an empty search', () => {
       expect(browser.getText('#hits')).toNotContain('MP3');
+      prepareScreenshot();
       browser.checkDocument({
         hide: ['.ais-stats--body'], // Flaky X ms information.
       });
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ describe('searchBox', () => {
 
     it('triggers a new search', () => {
       expect(browser.getText('#hits')).toContain('MP3');
+      prepareScreenshot();
       browser.checkDocument({
         hide: ['.ais-stats--body'], // Flaky X ms information.
       });
diff --git a/functional-tests/utils.js b/functional-tests/utils.js
index 75e3e99ad5..d2e454de23 100644
--- a/functional-tests/utils.js
+++ b/functional-tests/utils.js
@@ -16,3 +16,14 @@ export const searchBox = {
     return browser.getValue('#search-box');
   },
 };
+
+function blurAll() {
+  if ('activeElement' in document) {
+    document.activeElement.blur();
+  }
+}
+
+export function prepareScreenshot() {
+  // The focus bar visibility is flaky.
+  return browser.execute(blurAll);
+}