diff --git a/tests/system/shared/project.py b/tests/system/shared/project.py
index e8ee09bda9d..8669875a61a 100644
--- a/tests/system/shared/project.py
+++ b/tests/system/shared/project.py
@@ -79,13 +79,17 @@ def openCmakeProject(projectPath, buildDir):
 # this list can be used in __chooseTargets__()
 def __createProjectOrFileSelectType__(category, template, fromWelcome = False, isProject=True):
     if fromWelcome:
+        if not isProject:
+            test.fatal("'New' on Welcome screen only handles projects nowadays.")
         wsButtonFrame, wsButtonLabel = getWelcomeScreenMainButton("New")
         if not all((wsButtonFrame, wsButtonLabel)):
             test.fatal("Could not find 'New' button on Welcome Page")
             return []
         mouseClick(wsButtonLabel)
+    elif isProject:
+        invokeMenuItem("File", "New Project...")
     else:
-        invokeMenuItem("File", "New File or Project...")
+        invokeMenuItem("File", "New File...")
     categoriesView = waitForObject(":New.templateCategoryView_QTreeView")
     if isProject:
         mouseClick(waitForObjectItem(categoriesView, "Projects." + category))
diff --git a/tests/system/suite_editors/tst_edit_externally/test.py b/tests/system/suite_editors/tst_edit_externally/test.py
index 8bfdd77b2f3..d0fd4a643e8 100644
--- a/tests/system/suite_editors/tst_edit_externally/test.py
+++ b/tests/system/suite_editors/tst_edit_externally/test.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ def main():
             clickButton(waitForObject("{text='Yes' type='QPushButton' window=%s}" % mBox))
         else:
             # modify the current and the former file after AUT had lost focus and use 'Yes to All'
-            invokeMenuItem("File", "New File or Project...")
+            invokeMenuItem("File", "New Project...")
             modifyExternally(currentFile)
             modifyExternally(files[i - 1])
             # clicking Cancel does not work when running inside Squish - mBox would not come up
diff --git a/tests/system/suite_general/tst_create_proj_wizard/test.py b/tests/system/suite_general/tst_create_proj_wizard/test.py
index dd1397f3c1e..bbcc742a662 100644
--- a/tests/system/suite_general/tst_create_proj_wizard/test.py
+++ b/tests/system/suite_general/tst_create_proj_wizard/test.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ def main():
     kits = getConfiguredKits()
     test.log("Collecting potential project types...")
     availableProjectTypes = []
-    invokeMenuItem("File", "New File or Project...")
+    invokeMenuItem("File", "New Project...")
     categoriesView = waitForObject(":New.templateCategoryView_QTreeView")
     catModel = categoriesView.model()
     projects = catModel.index(0, 0)
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ def __createProject__(category, template):
         except:
             return ""
 
-    invokeMenuItem("File", "New File or Project...")
+    invokeMenuItem("File", "New Project...")
     selectFromCombo(waitForObject(":New.comboBox_QComboBox"), "All Templates")
     categoriesView = waitForObject(":New.templateCategoryView_QTreeView")
     mouseClick(waitForObjectItem(categoriesView, "Projects." + category))