diff --git a/main/ui/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/ui/controls/SecurePasswordField.java b/main/ui/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/ui/controls/SecurePasswordField.java
index f34c71eb1..f5aa6dbd5 100644
--- a/main/ui/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/ui/controls/SecurePasswordField.java
+++ b/main/ui/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/ui/controls/SecurePasswordField.java
@@ -102,8 +102,7 @@ public class SecurePasswordField extends TextField {
 	private void handleKeyEvent(KeyEvent e) {
 		if (e.getCode() == KeyCode.CAPS) {
 			updateCapsLocked();
-		}
-		if (SHORTCUT_BACKSPACE.match(e)) {
+		} else if (SHORTCUT_BACKSPACE.match(e)) {
 			swipe();
 		}
 	}