diff --git a/client/src/views/modals/edit.js b/client/src/views/modals/edit.js
index b18dbfe9b3..98f4d4263b 100644
--- a/client/src/views/modals/edit.js
+++ b/client/src/views/modals/edit.js
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ class EditModalView extends ModalView {
             this.actionSaveAndContinueEditing();
         },
         /** @this EditModalView */
-        'Escape': function (e) {
+        'Escape': async function (e) {
             if (this.saveDisabled) {
                 return;
             }
@@ -120,13 +120,14 @@ class EditModalView extends ModalView {
                 this.model.set(focusedFieldView.fetch(), {skipReRender: true});
             }
 
-            if (this.getRecordView().isChanged) {
-                this.confirm(this.translate('confirmLeaveOutMessage', 'messages'))
-                    .then(() => this.actionClose());
+            if (!this.getRecordView().isChanged) {
+                this.actionClose();
 
                 return;
             }
 
+            await this.confirm(this.translate('confirmLeaveOutMessage', 'messages'));
+
             this.actionClose();
         },
         /** @this EditModalView */