diff --git a/zeppelin-integration/src/test/java/org/apache/zeppelin/integration/ZeppelinIT.java b/zeppelin-integration/src/test/java/org/apache/zeppelin/integration/ZeppelinIT.java
index 745cfd284bf..ff45f123540 100644
--- a/zeppelin-integration/src/test/java/org/apache/zeppelin/integration/ZeppelinIT.java
+++ b/zeppelin-integration/src/test/java/org/apache/zeppelin/integration/ZeppelinIT.java
@@ -325,17 +325,31 @@ void testAngularRunParagraph() throws Exception {
 
       assertTrue(isNotBlank(secondParagraphId), "Cannot find paragraph id for the 2nd paragraph");
 
-      // Update first paragraph to call z.runParagraph() with 2nd paragraph id
-      setTextOfParagraph(1,
-              "%angular <div id=\\'angularRunParagraph\\' ng-click=\\'z.runParagraph(\""
+      // Update first paragraph to call z.runParagraph() with 2nd paragraph id.
+      // Bypass ACE + the play button: setTextOfParagraph toggles editor
+      // visibility and then calls ace.edit().setValue(), which races with the
+      // editor re-init that follows the toggle. ACE setValue also does not
+      // fire the 'input' event paragraph.controller.js binds to, so
+      // paragraph.text never commits — and when $scope.editor is falsy or
+      // freshly rebound, getEditorValue() falls back to the previous text or
+      // the empty buffer, causing the rerun to echo stale/empty ANGULAR data.
+      // Drive the paragraph straight through its controller scope instead.
+      final String newAngularText =
+              "%angular <div id='angularRunParagraph' ng-click='z.runParagraph(\""
                       + secondParagraphId.trim()
-                      + "\")\\'>Run second paragraph</div>");
+                      + "\")'>Run second paragraph</div>";
 
       // Capture old output element before re-run to detect when it gets replaced
       WebElement oldAngularDiv = manager.getWebDriver().findElement(By.xpath(
               getParagraphXPath(1) + "//div[@id=\"angularRunParagraph\"]"));
 
-      runParagraph(1);
+      ((JavascriptExecutor) manager.getWebDriver()).executeScript(
+              "var els = document.querySelectorAll('div[ng-controller=\"ParagraphCtrl\"]');"
+                      + "var s = angular.element(els[0]).scope();"
+                      + "s.paragraph.text = arguments[0];"
+                      + "if (s.editor) { s.editor.setValue(arguments[0], 1); s.editor.clearSelection(); }"
+                      + "s.runParagraph(arguments[0], true, false);",
+              newAngularText);
 
       // Wait for the old output element to become stale (proves the paragraph output
       // was actually refreshed, avoiding race where waitForParagraph sees the old FINISHED state)
@@ -344,9 +358,23 @@ void testAngularRunParagraph() throws Exception {
 
       waitForParagraph(1, "FINISHED");
 
-      // Wait for new Angular output to render
-      WebElement newAngularDiv = visibilityWait(By.xpath(
-              getParagraphXPath(1) + "//div[@id=\"angularRunParagraph\"]"), MAX_BROWSER_TIMEOUT_SEC);
+      // Poll for the new render: visible, expected text, and the ng-click
+      // attribute from the second version. Re-find each iteration to tolerate
+      // mid-$compile detaches; requiring ng-click rejects an empty/stale rerun
+      // where the same "Run second paragraph" string slips through.
+      final By newAngularDivLocator = By.xpath(
+              getParagraphXPath(1) + "//div[@id=\"angularRunParagraph\"]");
+      WebElement newAngularDiv = new WebDriverWait(manager.getWebDriver(),
+              Duration.ofSeconds(MAX_BROWSER_TIMEOUT_SEC))
+              .ignoring(StaleElementReferenceException.class)
+              .until(driver -> {
+                WebElement el = driver.findElement(newAngularDivLocator);
+                String ngClick = el.getAttribute("ng-click");
+                return el.isDisplayed()
+                        && "Run second paragraph".equals(el.getText())
+                        && ngClick != null && ngClick.contains("z.runParagraph")
+                        ? el : null;
+              });
 
       // Set new text value for 2nd paragraph
       setTextOfParagraph(2, "%sh echo NEW_VALUE");