# Element interactability checks with geckodriver and Firefox 58

DevFeed: [Element interactability checks with geckodriver and Firefox 58](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/element-interactability-checks-with-geckodriver-and-firefox-58-20315.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.hskupin.info/2017/12/15/element-interactability-checks-with-geckodriver-and-firefox-58/>)

Author: Henrik Skupin

Published: 2017-12-15T12:59:55Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Mozilla Automation](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/mozilla-automation.md>)

Topics: [Selenium](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/selenium.md>), [Browser Automation](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/browser-automation.md>), [webDriver](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/webdriver.md>), [Firefox](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/firefox.md>)

Tags: [automation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/automation.md>), [firefox](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/firefox.md>), [geckodriver](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/geckodriver.md>), [marionette](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/marionette.md>), [mozilla](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mozilla.md>), [selenium](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/selenium.md>), [software](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/software.md>), [test](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/test.md>), [testing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/testing.md>), [tests](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tests.md>), [webdriver](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/webdriver.md>)

## AI overview

Firefox 58 enables interactability checks by default for Selenium and geckodriver Element Click and Element Send Keys operations. The article explains the resulting not-interactable errors, how to report false positives, and the temporary moz:webdriverClick workaround.

## Source excerpt

When you are using Selenium and geckodriver to automate your tests in Firefox you might see a behavior change with Firefox 58 when using the commands Element Click or Element Send Keys. For both commands we have enabled the interactability checks by default now. That means that if such an operation has to be performed for any kind of element it will be checked first, if a click on it or sending keys to it would work from a normal user perspective at all. If not a not-interactable error willContinue readingElement interactability checks with geckodriver and Firefox 58