diff --git a/js/menus/SendMenuView.js b/js/menus/SendMenuView.js
index 0e77a9023036db2cf89dd50b5a20cf48f0e50994..6a270efb14ed5d85f8be656552c6a0fa2b676273 100644
--- a/js/menus/SendMenuView.js
+++ b/js/menus/SendMenuView.js
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ define(['jquery', 'underscore', 'menuParent', 'serialComm', 'commPlist', 'text!s
         },
 
         _renderControls: function(){
+            if ($("input[type=text]").is(":focus")) return;
             $("#sendControls").html(this.controlPanelTemplate(this._makeTemplateJSON()));
         },