diff --git a/src/__stories__/useKeyPressEvent.story.tsx b/src/__stories__/useKeyPressEvent.story.tsx
index 4930bf0500..0e85a6f47a 100644
--- a/src/__stories__/useKeyPressEvent.story.tsx
+++ b/src/__stories__/useKeyPressEvent.story.tsx
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ const Demo = () => {
   };
   const reset = () => setCount(() => 0);
 
-  useKeyPressEvent(']', increment, increment);
+  useKeyPressEvent(']', increment);
   useKeyPressEvent('[', decrement, decrement);
   useKeyPressEvent('r', reset);
 
diff --git a/src/useKeyPressEvent.ts b/src/useKeyPressEvent.ts
index 9a87105224..07b9d15ea2 100644
--- a/src/useKeyPressEvent.ts
+++ b/src/useKeyPressEvent.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ const useKeyPressEvent = (
   const [pressed, event] = useKeyPress(key);
   useUpdateEffect(() => {
     if (!pressed && keyup) keyup(event!);
-    else if (keydown) keydown(event!);
+    else if (pressed && keydown) keydown(event!);
   }, [pressed]);
 };