diff --git a/src/components/tree/phyloTree/change.ts b/src/components/tree/phyloTree/change.ts
index e07d5c743..0c586f7df 100644
--- a/src/components/tree/phyloTree/change.ts
+++ b/src/components/tree/phyloTree/change.ts
@@ -297,6 +297,7 @@ export const change = function change(
     svgHasChangedDimensions = false,
     animationInProgress = false,
     changeNodeOrder = false,
+    focus = false,
     newDistance = undefined,
     newLayout = undefined,
     updateLayout = undefined,
@@ -309,7 +310,6 @@ export const change = function change(
     visibility = undefined,
     tipRadii = undefined,
     branchThickness = undefined,
-    focus = undefined,
     scatterVariables = undefined,
     performanceFlags = undefined,
   }: ChangeParams
diff --git a/src/components/tree/phyloTree/types.ts b/src/components/tree/phyloTree/types.ts
index da7bb5684..3ed139188 100644
--- a/src/components/tree/phyloTree/types.ts
+++ b/src/components/tree/phyloTree/types.ts
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ export interface ChangeParams {
   svgHasChangedDimensions?: boolean
   animationInProgress?: boolean
   changeNodeOrder?: boolean
+  focus?: boolean
 
   // change these things to provided value (unless undefined) //
   newDistance?: Distance
@@ -214,7 +215,6 @@ export interface ChangeParams {
   branchThickness?: number[]
 
   // other data //
-  focus?: boolean
   scatterVariables?: ScatterVariables
   performanceFlags?: PerformanceFlags
 }