diff --git a/src/frontend/src/utils/reactflowUtils.ts b/src/frontend/src/utils/reactflowUtils.ts
index a1c2e7dc5..26c9e1e41 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/utils/reactflowUtils.ts
+++ b/src/frontend/src/utils/reactflowUtils.ts
@@ -981,7 +981,8 @@ export function expandGroupNode(
       gNodes[nodeIndex].data.node!.template[field].show = show;
       gNodes[nodeIndex].data.node!.template[field].advanced = advanced;
       gNodes[nodeIndex].data.node!.template[field].display_name = display_name;
-      gNodes[nodeIndex].selected = false;
+      // keep the nodes selected after ungrouping
+      // gNodes[nodeIndex].selected = false;
       if (proxy) {
         gNodes[nodeIndex].data.node!.template[field].proxy = proxy;
       } else {