diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/common/treeList.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/common/treeList.js
index 9fca87e75..d4523f88f 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/common/treeList.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/common/treeList.js
@@ -118,6 +118,9 @@
                 switch(evt.keyCode) {
                     case 32: // SPACE
                     case 13: // ENTER
+                        if (evt.altKey || evt.ctrlKey || evt.metaKey || evt.shiftKey) {
+                            return
+                        }
                         evt.preventDefault();
                         evt.stopPropagation();
                         if (focussed.checkbox) {
diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/common/60-link.html b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/common/60-link.html
index 59e3c9a92..f3fabba59 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/common/60-link.html
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/common/60-link.html
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
         treeList = $("<div>")
             .css({width: "100%", height: "100%"})
             .appendTo(".node-input-link-row")
-            .treeList({})
+            .treeList({autoSelect:false})
             .on('treelistitemmouseover',function(e,item) {
                 if (item.node) {
                     item.node.highlighted = true;
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@
     function onEditSave(node) {
         var flows = treeList.treeList('data');
         node.links = [];
-        if (node.type !== "link out" || $("node-input-mode").val() === 'link') {
+        if (node.type !== "link out" || $("#node-input-mode").val() === 'link') {
             flows.forEach(function(f) {
                 f.children.forEach(function(n) {
                     if (n.selected) {