diff --git a/spec/system/admin/order_spec.rb b/spec/system/admin/order_spec.rb
index a77fe8a47c..8920571aca 100644
--- a/spec/system/admin/order_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/system/admin/order_spec.rb
@@ -219,7 +219,15 @@ describe '
       fill_in "order_bill_address_attributes_address1", with: "xxx"
       fill_in "order_bill_address_attributes_city", with: "xxx"
       fill_in "order_bill_address_attributes_zipcode", with: "xxx"
-      select "Australia", from: "order_bill_address_attributes_country_id"
+
+      # The country is already selected and we avoid re-selecting it here
+      # because it would trigger an API call which we would need to wait for
+      # while we have no visual indicator for the wait.
+      #
+      # Ideally, we would implement a visual cue like disable the state field
+      # while the data is fetched from the API.
+      #
+      # select "Australia", from: "order_bill_address_attributes_country_id"
       select "Victoria", from: "order_bill_address_attributes_state_id"
       fill_in "order_bill_address_attributes_phone", with: "xxx"