diff --git a/src/Terminal/ui/TerminalInput.tsx b/src/Terminal/ui/TerminalInput.tsx
index 5f53f3eca..1e4178a04 100644
--- a/src/Terminal/ui/TerminalInput.tsx
+++ b/src/Terminal/ui/TerminalInput.tsx
@@ -199,6 +199,8 @@ export function TerminalInput({ terminal, router, player }: IProps): React.React
   });
 
   async function onKeyDown(event: React.KeyboardEvent<HTMLInputElement>): Promise<void> {
+    const ref = terminalInput.current;
+
     // Run command.
     if (event.key === KEY.ENTER && value !== "") {
       event.preventDefault();
@@ -285,7 +287,6 @@ export function TerminalInput({ terminal, router, player }: IProps): React.React
       }
       const prevCommand = terminal.commandHistory[terminal.commandHistoryIndex];
       saveValue(prevCommand);
-      const ref = terminalInput.current;
       if (ref) {
         setTimeout(function () {
           ref.selectionStart = ref.selectionEnd = 10000;
@@ -321,7 +322,7 @@ export function TerminalInput({ terminal, router, player }: IProps): React.React
 
     // Extra Bash Emulation Hotkeys, must be enabled through options
     if (Settings.EnableBashHotkeys) {
-      if (event.code === KEYCODE.C && event.ctrlKey) {
+      if (event.code === KEYCODE.C && event.ctrlKey && ref && ref.selectionStart === ref.selectionEnd) {
         event.preventDefault();
         modifyInput("clearall");
       }