diff --git a/components/dashboard/src/components/DropDown2.tsx b/components/dashboard/src/components/DropDown2.tsx
index 1d9de85ce9d7de..3f634581eace1b 100644
--- a/components/dashboard/src/components/DropDown2.tsx
+++ b/components/dashboard/src/components/DropDown2.tsx
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ export const DropDown2: FunctionComponent<DropDown2Props> = (props) => {
                     e.preventDefault();
                 }
             }
-            if (e.key === " ") {
+            if (e.key === " " && search === "") {
                 toggleDropDown();
                 e.preventDefault();
             }