diff --git a/www/app/[domain]/transcripts/[transcriptId]/correct/participantList.tsx b/www/app/[domain]/transcripts/[transcriptId]/correct/participantList.tsx
index b9d7fbd4..4a6a10f7 100644
--- a/www/app/[domain]/transcripts/[transcriptId]/correct/participantList.tsx
+++ b/www/app/[domain]/transcripts/[transcriptId]/correct/participantList.tsx
@@ -207,7 +207,8 @@ const ParticipantList = ({
     }
   };
 
-  const deleteParticipant = (participantId) => () => {
+  const deleteParticipant = (participantId) => (e) => {
+    e.stopPropagation();
     if (!loading) {
       api
         ?.v1TranscriptDeleteParticipant({
diff --git a/www/app/[domain]/transcripts/[transcriptId]/correct/topicWords.tsx b/www/app/[domain]/transcripts/[transcriptId]/correct/topicWords.tsx
index 222fef1a..4f8eab42 100644
--- a/www/app/[domain]/transcripts/[transcriptId]/correct/topicWords.tsx
+++ b/www/app/[domain]/transcripts/[transcriptId]/correct/topicWords.tsx
@@ -9,7 +9,11 @@ import WaveformLoading from "../../waveformLoading";
 import { UseParticipants } from "../../useParticipants";
 import { Participant } from "../../../../api";
 import { UseTopicWithWords } from "../../useTopicWithWords";
-import { TimeSlice, selectedTextIsTimeSlice } from "./page";
+import {
+  TimeSlice,
+  selectedTextIsSpeaker,
+  selectedTextIsTimeSlice,
+} from "./page";
 
 // TODO shortcuts ?
 // TODO fix key (using indexes might act up, not sure as we don't re-order per say)
@@ -31,8 +35,7 @@ const topicWords = ({
   const [selectedText, setSelectedText] = stateSelectedText;
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (topicWithWords.loading) {
-      // setWordsBySpeaker([]);
+    if (topicWithWords.loading && selectedTextIsTimeSlice(selectedText)) {
       setSelectedText(undefined);
       console.log("unsetting topic changed");
     }