diff --git a/ui-v2/app/instance-initializers/selection.js b/ui-v2/app/instance-initializers/selection.js
index e106234fc..72b7e697c 100644
--- a/ui-v2/app/instance-initializers/selection.js
+++ b/ui-v2/app/instance-initializers/selection.js
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ const isSelecting = function(win = window) {
   const selection = win.getSelection();
   let selecting = false;
   try {
-    selecting = 'isCollapsed' in selection && !selection.isCollapsed;
+    selecting =
+      'isCollapsed' in selection && !selection.isCollapsed && selection.toString().length > 1;
   } catch (e) {
     // passthrough
   }