diff --git a/MVMCoreUI/BaseClasses/TextView.swift b/MVMCoreUI/BaseClasses/TextView.swift
index 6d3a3d7f..e3702939 100644
--- a/MVMCoreUI/BaseClasses/TextView.swift
+++ b/MVMCoreUI/BaseClasses/TextView.swift
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ extension TextView: MoleculeViewProtocol {
             FormValidator.setupValidation(for: model, delegate: delegateObject?.formHolderDelegate)
             MVMCoreUICommonViewsUtility.addDismissToolbar(to: self, delegate: delegateObject?.uiTextViewDelegate)
             
-            if model.selected ?? false {
+            if (model.selected ?? false) && !model.wasInitiallySelected {
                 model.wasInitiallySelected = true
                 DispatchQueue.main.async {
                     self.becomeFirstResponder()