diff --git a/src/frontend/src/pages/FlowPage/components/PageComponent/index.tsx b/src/frontend/src/pages/FlowPage/components/PageComponent/index.tsx
index 70f013f83..22828005a 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/pages/FlowPage/components/PageComponent/index.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/src/pages/FlowPage/components/PageComponent/index.tsx
@@ -193,9 +193,9 @@ export default function Page({
   }
 
   function handleGroup(e: KeyboardEvent) {
+    if (selectionMenuVisible) {
     e.preventDefault();
     (e as unknown as Event).stopImmediatePropagation();
-    if (selectionMenuVisible) {
       handleGroupNode();
     }
   }