diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/dossier-overview/components/file-attribute/file-attribute.component.ts b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/dossier-overview/components/file-attribute/file-attribute.component.ts
index 589b6be2d..079dd6b1a 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/dossier-overview/components/file-attribute/file-attribute.component.ts
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/dossier-overview/components/file-attribute/file-attribute.component.ts
@@ -123,7 +123,11 @@ export class FileAttributeComponent extends BaseFormComponent implements OnDestr
     }
 
     async editFileAttribute($event: MouseEvent): Promise<void> {
-        if (!this.file.isInitialProcessing && this.permissionsService.canEditFileAttributes(this.file, this.dossier)) {
+        if (
+            !this.file.isInitialProcessing &&
+            this.permissionsService.canEditFileAttributes(this.file, this.dossier) &&
+            !this.isInEditMode
+        ) {
             $event.stopPropagation();
             this.fileAttributesService.openAttributeEdits.mutate(value =>
                 value.push({ attribute: this.fileAttribute.id, file: this.file.id }),