diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/tools/stage-marc-import.tt b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/tools/stage-marc-import.tt
index d5ff4771b5..e42fde81c6 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/tools/stage-marc-import.tt
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/tools/stage-marc-import.tt
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@
                 $('#fileuploadbutton').show();
                 $("#fileuploadcancel").hide();
                 var filename=$('#fileToUpload').prop('files')[0].name;
-                if( filename.match( new RegExp(/\.[^.]+xml$/) ) ) {
+                if( filename.match( new RegExp(/[^.]+\.xml$/) ) ) {
                     $('#format').val('MARCXML');
                 }
                 $("#processfile").show();
diff --git a/t/cypress/fixtures/sample.mrc b/t/cypress/fixtures/sample.xml
similarity index 100%
rename from t/cypress/fixtures/sample.mrc
rename to t/cypress/fixtures/sample.xml
diff --git a/t/cypress/integration/Tools/ManageMarcImport_spec.ts b/t/cypress/integration/Tools/ManageMarcImport_spec.ts
index f3483e6cfc..e27f3cf9a1 100644
--- a/t/cypress/integration/Tools/ManageMarcImport_spec.ts
+++ b/t/cypress/integration/Tools/ManageMarcImport_spec.ts
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ describe("loads the manage MARC import page", () => {
     it("upload a MARC record", () => {
         cy.visit("/cgi-bin/koha/tools/stage-marc-import.pl");
 
-        cy.fixture("sample.mrc", null).as("sample_mrc");
-        cy.get("input[type=file]").selectFile("@sample_mrc");
+        cy.fixture("sample.xml", null).as("sample_xml");
+        cy.get("input[type=file]").selectFile("@sample_xml");
         cy.get("#fileuploadbutton").click();
 
         cy.get("#fileuploadstatus").contains("100%");
@@ -51,9 +51,7 @@ describe("loads the manage MARC import page", () => {
             "always_add"
         );
 
-        cy.get('select[name="format"]')
-            .select("MARCXML", { force: true })
-            .should("have.value", "MARCXML");
+        cy.get('select[name="format"]').should("have.value", "MARCXML");
 
         //select some new options
         cy.get("#matcher").select("3", { force: true });