diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/onboarding/onboarding_screen.rs b/codex-rs/tui/src/onboarding/onboarding_screen.rs
index 78a7f0ce858..09be507fff6 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/onboarding/onboarding_screen.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/onboarding/onboarding_screen.rs
@@ -211,6 +211,9 @@ impl OnboardingScreen {
 
 impl KeyboardHandler for OnboardingScreen {
     fn handle_key_event(&mut self, key_event: KeyEvent) {
+        if !matches!(key_event.kind, KeyEventKind::Press | KeyEventKind::Repeat) {
+            return;
+        }
         let is_api_key_entry_active = self.is_api_key_entry_active();
         let should_quit = match key_event {
             KeyEvent {