diff --git a/lib/modules/apostrophe-modal/public/js/modal.js b/lib/modules/apostrophe-modal/public/js/modal.js
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/lib/modules/apostrophe-modal/public/js/modal.js
+++ b/lib/modules/apostrophe-modal/public/js/modal.js
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ apos.define('apostrophe-modal', {
       // Fewer event handlers all the time = better performance
 
       apos.modalSupport.initialized = false;
-      $(document).off('keyup.aposModal');
+      $(document).off('keydown.aposModal');
       $(document).off('click.aposModal');
     };
forward-ported fix for "escape fires multiple events" bug