diff --git a/browser_use/controller/service.py b/browser_use/controller/service.py
index 9e9508ebf..edbd424cc 100644
--- a/browser_use/controller/service.py
+++ b/browser_use/controller/service.py
@@ -240,7 +240,8 @@ class Controller(Generic[Context]):
 			initial_pages = len(browser_session.tabs)
 
 			# if element has file uploader then dont click
-			if await browser_session.is_file_input_by_index(params.index):
+			# Check if element is actually a file input (not just contains file-related keywords)
+			if element_node and element_node.tag_name.lower() == 'input' and element_node.attributes.get('type', '').lower() == 'file':
 				msg = f'Index {params.index} - has an element which opens file upload dialog. To upload files please use a specific function to upload files '
 				logger.info(msg)
 				return ActionResult(extracted_content=msg, include_in_memory=True, success=False, long_term_memory=msg)