diff --git a/frontend/src/components/BackstoryTextField.tsx b/frontend/src/components/BackstoryTextField.tsx
index 5d55fa0..c348fe0 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/BackstoryTextField.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/BackstoryTextField.tsx
@@ -82,9 +82,12 @@ const BackstoryTextField = React.forwardRef<BackstoryTextFieldRef, BackstoryText
   }));
 
   const handleKeyDown = (event: KeyboardEvent<HTMLTextAreaElement>) => {
+    if (!onEnter) {
+      return;
+    }
     if (event.key === 'Enter' && !event.shiftKey) {
       event.preventDefault(); // Prevent newline
-      onEnter && onEnter(editValue);
+      onEnter(editValue);
       setEditValue(''); // Clear textarea
     }
   };