diff --git a/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Credential/shared/CredentialFormFields/BecomeMethodField.jsx b/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Credential/shared/CredentialFormFields/BecomeMethodField.jsx
index e11f260ce5..a4049c7695 100644
--- a/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Credential/shared/CredentialFormFields/BecomeMethodField.jsx
+++ b/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Credential/shared/CredentialFormFields/BecomeMethodField.jsx
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ function BecomeMethodField({ fieldOptions, isRequired }) {
           helpers.setValue(option);
           setIsOpen(false);
         }}
-        isExpanded={isOpen}
+        isOpen={isOpen}
+        id="privilege-escalation-methods"
         selections={becomeMethodField.value}
         isCreatable
         onCreateOption={option => {
diff --git a/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Credential/shared/CredentialFormFields/BecomeMethodField.test.jsx b/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Credential/shared/CredentialFormFields/BecomeMethodField.test.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..429f63391d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Credential/shared/CredentialFormFields/BecomeMethodField.test.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+import React from 'react';
+import { act } from 'react-dom/test-utils';
+import { Formik } from 'formik';
+import { mountWithContexts } from '../../../../../testUtils/enzymeHelpers';
+import BecomeMethodField from './BecomeMethodField';
+
+const fieldOptions = {
+  help_text:
+    "Specify a method for 'become' operations. This is equivalent to specifying the --become-method Ansible parameter.",
+  id: 'become_method',
+  label: 'Privilege Escalation Method',
+  type: 'string',
+};
+describe('<BecomeMethodField>', () => {
+  let wrapper;
+
+  test('should mount properly', async () => {
+    await act(async () => {
+      wrapper = mountWithContexts(
+        <Formik>
+          <BecomeMethodField fieldOptions={fieldOptions} isRequired />
+        </Formik>
+      );
+    });
+    expect(wrapper.find('BecomeMethodField').length).toBe(1);
+  });
+
+  test('should open privilege escalation properly', async () => {
+    await act(async () => {
+      wrapper = mountWithContexts(
+        <Formik>
+          <BecomeMethodField fieldOptions={fieldOptions} isRequired />
+        </Formik>
+      );
+    });
+    act(() => wrapper.find('Select').prop('onToggle')(true));
+    wrapper.update();
+    expect(wrapper.find('SelectOption').length).toBe(12);
+  });
+});