diff --git a/ui/src/hooks/useKeyPress.ts b/ui/src/hooks/useKeyPress.ts
index 4f14fd2c7..ffc6e7f07 100644
--- a/ui/src/hooks/useKeyPress.ts
+++ b/ui/src/hooks/useKeyPress.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ const useKeyPress = (eventConfigs, callback, node = null) => {
   // handle what happens on key press
   const handleKeyPress = useCallback(
     (event) => {
+      event.preventDefault();
+      
       // check if one of the key is part of the ones we want
       if (eventConfigs.some((eventConfig) => Object.keys(eventConfig).every(nameKey => eventConfig[nameKey] === event[nameKey]))) {
         callbackRef.current(event);