diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/view.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/view.js
index edbef0709..7054862df 100755
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/view.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/view.js
@@ -378,6 +378,9 @@ RED.view = (function() {
         drag_lines = [];
 
         RED.events.on("workspace:change",function(event) {
+            // Just in case the mouse left the workspace whilst doing an action,
+            // put us back into default mode so the refresh works
+            mouse_mode = 0
             if (event.old !== 0) {
                 workspaceScrollPositions[event.old] = {
                     left:chart.scrollLeft(),
@@ -1744,7 +1747,9 @@ RED.view = (function() {
 
     function canvasMouseUp() {
         lastClickPosition = [d3.event.offsetX/scaleFactor,d3.event.offsetY/scaleFactor];
-        if (RED.view.DEBUG) { console.warn("canvasMouseUp", mouse_mode); }
+        if (RED.view.DEBUG) {
+            console.warn("canvasMouseUp", { mouse_mode, point: d3.mouse(this), event: d3.event });
+        }
         var i;
         var historyEvent;
         if (mouse_mode === RED.state.PANNING) {
@@ -3588,6 +3593,9 @@ RED.view = (function() {
     function portMouseOutProxy(e) { portMouseOut(d3.select(this), this.__data__,this.__portType__,this.__portIndex__, e); }
 
     function linkMouseDown(d) {
+        if (RED.view.DEBUG) {
+            console.warn("linkMouseDown", { mouse_mode, point: d3.mouse(this), event: d3.event });
+        }
         if (mouse_mode === RED.state.SELECTING_NODE) {
             d3.event.stopPropagation();
             return;