diff --git a/ui-ngx/src/app/modules/home/components/profile/asset-profile-autocomplete.component.ts b/ui-ngx/src/app/modules/home/components/profile/asset-profile-autocomplete.component.ts
index e96f4224ec..f65a44d019 100644
--- a/ui-ngx/src/app/modules/home/components/profile/asset-profile-autocomplete.component.ts
+++ b/ui-ngx/src/app/modules/home/components/profile/asset-profile-autocomplete.component.ts
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ export class AssetProfileAutocompleteComponent implements ControlValueAccessor,
   }
 
   createAssetProfile($event: Event, profileName: string) {
-    $event.preventDefault();
+    $event.stopPropagation();
     const assetProfile: AssetProfile = {
       name: profileName
     } as AssetProfile;
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ export class AssetProfileAutocompleteComponent implements ControlValueAccessor,
   }
 
   editAssetProfile($event: Event) {
-    $event.preventDefault();
+    $event.stopPropagation();
     this.assetProfileService.getAssetProfile(this.modelValue.id).subscribe(
       (assetProfile) => {
         this.openAssetProfileDialog(assetProfile, false);
diff --git a/ui-ngx/src/app/modules/home/components/profile/device-profile-autocomplete.component.ts b/ui-ngx/src/app/modules/home/components/profile/device-profile-autocomplete.component.ts
index 3e4501736a..f7538c6524 100644
--- a/ui-ngx/src/app/modules/home/components/profile/device-profile-autocomplete.component.ts
+++ b/ui-ngx/src/app/modules/home/components/profile/device-profile-autocomplete.component.ts
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ export class DeviceProfileAutocompleteComponent implements ControlValueAccessor,
   }
 
   createDeviceProfile($event: Event, profileName: string) {
-    $event.preventDefault();
+    $event.stopPropagation();
     const deviceProfile: DeviceProfile = {
       name: profileName,
       transportType: this.transportType
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ export class DeviceProfileAutocompleteComponent implements ControlValueAccessor,
   }
 
   editDeviceProfile($event: Event) {
-    $event.preventDefault();
+    $event.stopPropagation();
     this.deviceProfileService.getDeviceProfile(this.modelValue.id).subscribe(
       (deviceProfile) => {
         this.openDeviceProfileDialog(deviceProfile, false);