diff --git a/src/public/app/widgets/type_widgets/geo_map.ts b/src/public/app/widgets/type_widgets/geo_map.ts
index 406cd6e00..d5157301d 100644
--- a/src/public/app/widgets/type_widgets/geo_map.ts
+++ b/src/public/app/widgets/type_widgets/geo_map.ts
@@ -265,6 +265,10 @@ export default class GeoMapTypeWidget extends TypeWidget {
         this.#changeState(State.NewNote);
 
         const globalKeyListener: (this: Window, ev: KeyboardEvent) => any = (e) => {
+            if (e.key !== "Escape") {
+                return;
+            }
+
             this.#changeState(State.Normal);
 
             window.removeEventListener("keydown", globalKeyListener);