diff --git a/packages/core-svelte/src/lib/components/svelte-utils/TextComponentHelper.ts b/packages/core-svelte/src/lib/components/svelte-utils/TextComponentHelper.ts
index fd16212a6..d6f261f31 100644
--- a/packages/core-svelte/src/lib/components/svelte-utils/TextComponentHelper.ts
+++ b/packages/core-svelte/src/lib/components/svelte-utils/TextComponentHelper.ts
@@ -111,10 +111,11 @@ export class TextComponentHelper {
         this._endEditing();
         editor.selectPreviousLeafIncludingExpressionPreOrPost();
         LOGGER.log(htmlId + "    PREVIOUS LEAF IS " + editor.selectedBox.role);
-        if (isActionBox(editor.selectedBox)) {
-            const executionResult: BehaviorExecutionResult = editor.selectedBox.tryToExecute(event.key, editor)
+        if (isActionTextBox(editor.selectedBox)) {
+            const actionBox = (editor.selectedBox as TextBox).parent as ActionBox
+            const executionResult: BehaviorExecutionResult = actionBox.tryToExecute(event.key, editor)
             if (executionResult !== BehaviorExecutionResult.EXECUTED) {
-                editor.selectedBox.setCaret(FreCaret.LEFT_MOST, editor)
+                actionBox.setCaret(FreCaret.LEFT_MOST, editor)
             }
         }
         event.preventDefault();