diff --git a/public/script.js b/public/script.js
index 54f4ccf68..1e24c7586 100644
--- a/public/script.js
+++ b/public/script.js
@@ -3434,7 +3434,8 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
 
     ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-    $("#api_button").click(function () {
+    $("#api_button").click(function (e) {
+        e.stopPropagation();
         if ($("#api_url_text").val() != "") {
             $("#api_loading").css("display", "inline-block");
             $("#api_button").css("display", "none");
@@ -3463,7 +3464,8 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
         }
     });
 
-    $("#api_button_textgenerationwebui").click(function () {
+    $("#api_button_textgenerationwebui").click(function (e) {
+        e.stopPropagation();
         if ($("#textgenerationwebui_api_url_text").val() != "") {
             $("#api_loading_textgenerationwebui").css("display", "inline-block");
             $("#api_button_textgenerationwebui").css("display", "none");
@@ -3912,7 +3914,8 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
     });
     //Select chat
 
-    $("#api_button_novel").click(function () {
+    $("#api_button_novel").click(function (e) {
+        e.stopPropagation();
         if ($("#api_key_novel").val() != "") {
             $("#api_loading_novel").css("display", "inline-block");
             $("#api_button_novel").css("display", "none");
diff --git a/public/scripts/openai.js b/public/scripts/openai.js
index 8f9cb1d99..127f577c4 100644
--- a/public/scripts/openai.js
+++ b/public/scripts/openai.js
@@ -597,7 +597,8 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
         saveSettingsDebounced();
     });
 
-    $("#api_button_openai").click(function () {
+    $("#api_button_openai").click(function (e) {
+        e.stopPropagation();
         if ($('#api_key_openai').val() != '') {
             $("#api_loading_openai").css("display", 'inline-block');
             $("#api_button_openai").css("display", 'none');