diff --git a/web-ui/src/main/resources/catalog/js/edit/EditorBoardController.js b/web-ui/src/main/resources/catalog/js/edit/EditorBoardController.js
index 4f21dd604e9..398fa048221 100644
--- a/web-ui/src/main/resources/catalog/js/edit/EditorBoardController.js
+++ b/web-ui/src/main/resources/catalog/js/edit/EditorBoardController.js
@@ -219,42 +219,54 @@
             combo: 'd',
             description: $translate.instant('hotkeyDirectory'),
             callback: function(event) {
-              $location.path('/directory');
+              if ($location.path().indexOf("/metadata/") !== 0) {
+                $location.path('/directory');
+              }
             }
           }).add({
           combo: 'i',
           description: $translate.instant('hotkeyImportRecord'),
           callback: function(event) {
-            $location.path('/import');
+            if ($location.path().indexOf("/metadata/") !== 0) {
+              $location.path('/import');
+            }
           }
         }).add({
           combo: 'r',
           description: $translate.instant('hotkeyAccessManager'),
           callback: function(event) {
-            $location.path('/accessManager');
+            if ($location.path().indexOf("/metadata/") !== 0) {
+              $location.path('/accessManager');
+            }
           }
         }).add({
           combo: 'h',
           description: $translate.instant('hotkeyEditorBoard'),
           callback: function(event) {
-            $location.path('/board');
+            if ($location.path().indexOf("/metadata/") !== 0) {
+              $location.path('/board');
+            }
           }
         }).add({
           combo: '+',
           description: $translate.instant('hotkeyAddRecord'),
           callback: function(event) {
-            $location.path('/create');
+            if ($location.path().indexOf("/metadata/") !== 0) {
+              $location.path('/create');
+            }
           }
         }).add({
           combo: 't',
           description: $translate.instant('hotkeyFocusToSearch'),
           callback: function(event) {
-            event.preventDefault();
-            var anyField = $('#gn-any-field');
-            if (anyField) {
-              gnUtilityService.scrollTo();
-              $location.path('/board');
-              anyField.focus();
+            if ($location.path().indexOf("/metadata/") !== 0) {
+              event.preventDefault();
+              var anyField = $('#gn-any-field');
+              if (anyField) {
+                gnUtilityService.scrollTo();
+                $location.path('/board');
+                anyField.focus();
+              }
             }
           }
         }).add({
@@ -262,14 +274,18 @@
           description: $translate.instant('hotkeySearchTheCatalog'),
           allowIn: ['INPUT'],
           callback: function() {
-            angular.element($('#gn-any-field'))
-              .scope().triggerSearch()
+            if ($location.path().indexOf("/metadata/") !== 0) {
+              angular.element($('#gn-any-field'))
+                .scope().triggerSearch()
+            }
           }
         }).add({
           combo: 'b',
           description: $translate.instant('hotkeyBatchEdit'),
           callback: function(event) {
-            $location.path('/batchedit');
+            if ($location.path().indexOf("/metadata/") !== 0) {
+              $location.path('/batchedit');
+            }
           }
         });
       }, 500);