diff --git a/src/packages/frontend/client/api.ts b/src/packages/frontend/client/api.ts
index 91a30728cb..3ede25deff 100644
--- a/src/packages/frontend/client/api.ts
+++ b/src/packages/frontend/client/api.ts
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ async function callApi(
     await delay(RETRY_DELAY_MS);
     return await callApi(endpoint, args, numRetriesOnFail - 1);
   }
-  console.log("json = ", json);
   if (json == null) {
     throw Error("timeout -- try again later");
   }
diff --git a/src/packages/frontend/editors/task-editor/actions.ts b/src/packages/frontend/editors/task-editor/actions.ts
index 06654847da..df931476b1 100644
--- a/src/packages/frontend/editors/task-editor/actions.ts
+++ b/src/packages/frontend/editors/task-editor/actions.ts
@@ -533,6 +533,14 @@ export class TaskActions extends Actions<TaskState> {
     this.set_local_task_state(task_id, { editing_desc: false });
   }
 
+  isEditing = () => {
+    const task_id = this.getFrameData("current_task_id");
+    return !!this.getFrameData("local_task_state")?.getIn([
+      task_id,
+      "editing_desc",
+    ]);
+  };
+
   // null=unselect all.
   public edit_desc(task_id: string | undefined | null): void {
     // close any that were currently in edit state before opening new one
diff --git a/src/packages/frontend/editors/task-editor/keyboard.ts b/src/packages/frontend/editors/task-editor/keyboard.ts
index ab47b5b8c5..432bccf136 100644
--- a/src/packages/frontend/editors/task-editor/keyboard.ts
+++ b/src/packages/frontend/editors/task-editor/keyboard.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,10 @@ function is_sortable(actions): boolean {
 }
 
 export function create_key_handler(actions): (any) => void {
-  return function (evt) {
+  return (evt) => {
+    if (actions.isEditing()) {
+      return;
+    }
     const read_only = !!actions.store.get("read_only");
     const mod = evt.ctrlKey || evt.metaKey || evt.altKey || evt.shiftKey;