diff --git a/test/verify/check-pages b/test/verify/check-pages
index add6cfd72dee..8f396ab2a8f2 100755
--- a/test/verify/check-pages
+++ b/test/verify/check-pages
@@ -299,8 +299,7 @@ OnCalendar=daily
 
             # b.wait_visible(".terminal .xterm-accessibility-tree")
             # b.wait_in_text(line_sel(1), "admin")
-            # b.input_text("echo $LANG")
-            # b.key("Enter")
+            # b.input_text("echo $LANG\n")
             # b.wait_in_text(line_sel(2), locale)
 
             b.switch_to_top()
diff --git a/test/verify/check-selinux b/test/verify/check-selinux
index 407c5148df46..95005594ae90 100755
--- a/test/verify/check-selinux
+++ b/test/verify/check-selinux
@@ -272,8 +272,7 @@ class TestSelinux(testlib.MachineCase):
         b.go("/system/terminal")
         b.enter_page("/system/terminal")
         b.focus('.terminal')
-        b.input_text('"')
-        b.key("Enter")
+        b.input_text('"\n')
         # Right click and paste
         b.mouse(".terminal", "contextmenu", btn=2)
         b.click('.contextMenu li:nth-child(2) button')
diff --git a/test/verify/check-shell-active-pages b/test/verify/check-shell-active-pages
index e0cf321217c6..70789441fe4d 100755
--- a/test/verify/check-shell-active-pages
+++ b/test/verify/check-shell-active-pages
@@ -68,8 +68,7 @@ class TestActivePages(testlib.MachineCase):
         b.wait_in_text(line_sel(1), '$')
 
         # run a command that we can easily identify, and which will die with the terminal
-        b.input_text("bash -c 'exec -a kitten cat'")
-        b.key("Enter")
+        b.input_text("bash -c 'exec -a kitten cat'\n")
 
         # wait for command to run
         m.execute("until pgrep -afx kitten; do sleep 1; done")
diff --git a/test/verify/check-system-realms b/test/verify/check-system-realms
index ab48932d6b39..151ff23f8052 100755
--- a/test/verify/check-system-realms
+++ b/test/verify/check-system-realms
@@ -754,8 +754,7 @@ ipa-advise enable-admins-sudo | sh -ex
         b.open("/system/terminal")
         b.enter_page("/system/terminal")
         b.wait_in_text(".terminal .xterm-accessibility-tree", "alice")
-        b.input_text("klist")
-        b.key("Enter")
+        b.input_text("klist\n")
         b.wait_in_text(".terminal .xterm-accessibility-tree", "Ticket cache: FILE:/run/user")
         b.wait_in_text(".terminal .xterm-accessibility-tree", "Default principal: alice@COCKPIT.LAN")
         b.wait_in_text(".terminal .xterm-accessibility-tree", "for client HTTP/x0.cockpit.lan@COCKPIT.LAN")
@@ -1057,8 +1056,7 @@ class TestKerberos(testlib.MachineCase):
         b.enter_page("/system/terminal")
         # wait for prompt
         b.wait_in_text(".terminal .xterm-accessibility-tree", "admin")
-        b.input_text("klist")
-        b.key("Enter")
+        b.input_text("klist\n")
         b.wait_in_text(".terminal .xterm-accessibility-tree", "Ticket cache")
         b.wait_in_text(".terminal .xterm-accessibility-tree", "Default principal: admin@COCKPIT.LAN")
         b.wait_in_text(".terminal .xterm-accessibility-tree", "krbtgt/COCKPIT.LAN")
diff --git a/test/verify/check-system-terminal b/test/verify/check-system-terminal
index 7a322f8ba0ac..0d973714c550 100755
--- a/test/verify/check-system-terminal
+++ b/test/verify/check-system-terminal
@@ -84,22 +84,19 @@ PROMPT_COMMAND='printf "\033]0;%s@%s:%s\007" "${USER}" "${HOSTNAME%%.*}" "${PWD/
             self.assertIn("~]$", prompt)
 
         # Run some commands
-        b.input_text("whoami")
-        b.key("Enter")
+        b.input_text("whoami\n")
         wait_line(n + 1, "admin")
 
         wait_line(n + 2, prompt)
 
-        b.input_text('echo -e "1\\u0041"')
-        b.key("Enter")
+        b.input_text('echo -e "1\\u0041"\n')
         wait_line(n + 3, '1A')
 
         # The '@' sign is in the default prompt
         b.wait_in_text(".terminal-title", '@')
 
         # output flooding
-        b.input_text("seq 1000000")
-        b.key("Enter")
+        b.input_text("seq 1000000\n")
         with b.wait_timeout(300):
             b.wait_in_text(".terminal .xterm-accessibility-tree", "9999989999991000000admin@")
 
@@ -114,8 +111,7 @@ PROMPT_COMMAND='printf "\033]0;%s@%s:%s\007" "${USER}" "${HOSTNAME%%.*}" "${PWD/
         self.assertNotIn('admin', b.text(line_sel(n + 1)))
 
         # Check that when we `exit` we can still reconnect with the 'Reset' button
-        b.input_text("exit")
-        b.key("Enter")
+        b.input_text("exit\n")
         b.wait_in_text(".terminal .xterm-accessibility-tree", "disconnected")
         b.click('button:contains("Reset")')
         wait_line(n, prompt)
@@ -139,8 +135,7 @@ PROMPT_COMMAND='printf "\033]0;%s@%s:%s\007" "${USER}" "${HOSTNAME%%.*}" "${PWD/
 
             # Execute command
             wait_line(n, prompt)
-            b.input_text('echo "XYZ"')
-            b.key("Enter")
+            b.input_text('echo "XYZ"\n')
             echo_result_line = n + 1
 
             wait_line(echo_result_line, "XYZ")
@@ -173,8 +168,7 @@ PROMPT_COMMAND='printf "\033]0;%s@%s:%s\007" "${USER}" "${HOSTNAME%%.*}" "${PWD/
 
         # Execute another command
         wait_line(n, prompt)
-        b.input_text('echo "foo"')
-        b.key("Enter")
+        b.input_text('echo "foo"\n')
         echo_result_line = n + 1
 
         wait_line(echo_result_line, "foo")
@@ -192,10 +186,8 @@ PROMPT_COMMAND='printf "\033]0;%s@%s:%s\007" "${USER}" "${HOSTNAME%%.*}" "${PWD/
 
         # check that we get a sensible $PATH; this varies across OSes, so don't be too strict about it
         b.key("Enter")
-        b.input_text('clear')
-        b.key("Enter")
-        b.input_text("echo $PATH > /tmp/path")
-        b.key("Enter")
+        b.input_text('clear\n')
+        b.input_text("echo $PATH > /tmp/path\n")
         # don't use wait_line() for the full match here, as line breaks get in the way; just wait until command has run
         wait_line(echo_result_line, prompt)
         path = m.execute("cat /tmp/path").strip()
@@ -266,8 +258,7 @@ PROMPT_COMMAND='printf "\033]0;%s@%s:%s\007" "${USER}" "${HOSTNAME%%.*}" "${PWD/
 
         # execute a command we can see the effect of
         b.wait_js_cond("ph_text('.terminal').indexOf('uid=') == -1")
-        b.input_text("id")
-        b.key("Enter")
+        b.input_text("id\n")
         b.wait_js_cond("ph_text('.terminal').indexOf('uid=') >= 0")