diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/projects/projects.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/projects/projects.js
index 190561e15..30a1e51d0 100755
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/projects/projects.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/projects/projects.js
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@ RED.projects = (function() {
                         var sshwarningRow = $('<div class="red-ui-projects-dialog-screen-create-row-auth-error-no-keys"></div>').hide().appendTo(subrow);
                         $('<div class="form-row"><i class="fa fa-warning"></i> '+RED._("projects.clone-project.ssh-key-desc")+'</div>').appendTo(sshwarningRow);
                         subrow = $('<div style="text-align: center">').appendTo(sshwarningRow);
-                        $('<button class="red-ui-button red-ui-projects-dialog-button">'+RED._("projects.clone-project.ssh-key-add")+'</button>').appendTo(subrow).on("click", function(e) {
+                        $('<button type="button" class="red-ui-button red-ui-projects-dialog-button">'+RED._("projects.clone-project.ssh-key-add")+'</button>').appendTo(subrow).on("click", function(e) {
                             e.preventDefault();
                             dialog.dialog( "close" );
                             RED.userSettings.show('gitconfig');