diff --git a/src/app/layout.tsx b/src/app/layout.tsx
index 95f0a523..a3ed5826 100644
--- a/src/app/layout.tsx
+++ b/src/app/layout.tsx
@@ -94,11 +94,11 @@ export default function RootLayout({
             </main>
             <CommandK />
           </ThemeProviderClient>
+          <Analytics debug={false} />
+          <SpeedInsights debug={false} />
+          <PhotoEscapeHandler />
+          <ToasterWithThemes />
         </AppStateProvider>
-        <Analytics />
-        <SpeedInsights />
-        <PhotoEscapeHandler />
-        <ToasterWithThemes />
       </body>
     </html>
   );
diff --git a/src/components/CommandKClient.tsx b/src/components/CommandKClient.tsx
index d84de599..3a218901 100644
--- a/src/components/CommandKClient.tsx
+++ b/src/components/CommandKClient.tsx
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ export default function CommandKClient({
   const {
     isCommandKOpen: isOpen,
     setIsCommandKOpen: setIsOpen,
+    setShouldRespondToKeyboardCommands,
   } = useAppState();
 
   const isOpenRef = useRef(isOpen);
@@ -103,12 +104,15 @@ export default function CommandKClient({
   }, [queryLive]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (!isOpen) {
+    if (isOpen) {
+      setShouldRespondToKeyboardCommands?.(false);
+    } else if (!isOpen) {
       setQueryLive('');
       setQueriedSections([]);
       setIsLoading(false);
+      setTimeout(() => setShouldRespondToKeyboardCommands?.(true), 500);
     }
-  }, [isOpen]);
+  }, [isOpen, setShouldRespondToKeyboardCommands]);
 
   const sectionTheme: CommandKSection = {
     heading: 'Theme',
diff --git a/src/photo/PhotoEscapeHandler.tsx b/src/photo/PhotoEscapeHandler.tsx
index 44aa4579..4ba55918 100644
--- a/src/photo/PhotoEscapeHandler.tsx
+++ b/src/photo/PhotoEscapeHandler.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 'use client';
 
 import { getEscapePath } from '@/site/paths';
+import { useAppState } from '@/state';
 import { useRouter, usePathname } from 'next/navigation';
 import { useEffect } from 'react';
 
@@ -11,17 +12,21 @@ export default function PhotoEscapeHandler() {
  
   const pathname = usePathname();
 
+  const { shouldRespondToKeyboardCommands } = useAppState();
+
   const escapePath = getEscapePath(pathname);
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    const onKeyUp = (e: KeyboardEvent) => {
-      if (e.key.toUpperCase() === 'ESCAPE' && escapePath) {
-        router.push(escapePath, { scroll: false });
+    if (shouldRespondToKeyboardCommands) {
+      const onKeyUp = (e: KeyboardEvent) => {
+        if (e.key.toUpperCase() === 'ESCAPE' && escapePath) {
+          router.push(escapePath, { scroll: false });
+        };
       };
-    };
-    window.addEventListener(LISTENER_KEYUP, onKeyUp);
-    return () => window.removeEventListener(LISTENER_KEYUP, onKeyUp);
-  }, [router, escapePath]);
+      window.addEventListener(LISTENER_KEYUP, onKeyUp);
+      return () => window.removeEventListener(LISTENER_KEYUP, onKeyUp);
+    }
+  }, [shouldRespondToKeyboardCommands, router, escapePath]);
 
   return null;
 }
diff --git a/src/photo/PhotoLinks.tsx b/src/photo/PhotoLinks.tsx
index ff5770ad..73c5b892 100644
--- a/src/photo/PhotoLinks.tsx
+++ b/src/photo/PhotoLinks.tsx
@@ -30,40 +30,46 @@ export default function PhotoLinks({
 }) {
   const router = useRouter();
 
-  const { setNextPhotoAnimation } = useAppState();
+  const {
+    setNextPhotoAnimation,
+    shouldRespondToKeyboardCommands,
+  } = useAppState();
 
   const previousPhoto = getPreviousPhoto(photo, photos);
   const nextPhoto = getNextPhoto(photo, photos);
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    const onKeyUp = (e: KeyboardEvent) => {
-      switch (e.key.toUpperCase()) {
-      case 'ARROWLEFT':
-      case 'J':
-        if (previousPhoto) {
-          setNextPhotoAnimation?.(ANIMATION_RIGHT);
-          router.push(
-            pathForPhoto(previousPhoto, tag, camera, simulation),
-            { scroll: false },
-          );
-        }
-        break;
-      case 'ARROWRIGHT':
-      case 'L':
-        if (nextPhoto) {
-          setNextPhotoAnimation?.(ANIMATION_LEFT);
-          router.push(
-            pathForPhoto(nextPhoto, tag, camera, simulation),
-            { scroll: false },
-          );
-        }
-        break;
+    if (shouldRespondToKeyboardCommands) {
+      const onKeyUp = (e: KeyboardEvent) => {
+        switch (e.key.toUpperCase()) {
+        case 'ARROWLEFT':
+        case 'J':
+          if (previousPhoto) {
+            setNextPhotoAnimation?.(ANIMATION_RIGHT);
+            router.push(
+              pathForPhoto(previousPhoto, tag, camera, simulation),
+              { scroll: false },
+            );
+          }
+          break;
+        case 'ARROWRIGHT':
+        case 'L':
+          if (nextPhoto) {
+            setNextPhotoAnimation?.(ANIMATION_LEFT);
+            router.push(
+              pathForPhoto(nextPhoto, tag, camera, simulation),
+              { scroll: false },
+            );
+          }
+          break;
+        };
       };
-    };
-    window.addEventListener(LISTENER_KEYUP, onKeyUp);
-    return () => window.removeEventListener(LISTENER_KEYUP, onKeyUp);
+      window.addEventListener(LISTENER_KEYUP, onKeyUp);
+      return () => window.removeEventListener(LISTENER_KEYUP, onKeyUp);
+    }
   }, [
     router,
+    shouldRespondToKeyboardCommands,
     setNextPhotoAnimation,
     previousPhoto,
     nextPhoto,
diff --git a/src/state/AppStateProvider.tsx b/src/state/AppStateProvider.tsx
index 7001d824..a0d86a92 100644
--- a/src/state/AppStateProvider.tsx
+++ b/src/state/AppStateProvider.tsx
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ export default function AppStateProvider({
   const [nextPhotoAnimation, setNextPhotoAnimation] =
     useState<AnimationConfig>();
 
+  const [shouldRespondToKeyboardCommands, setShouldRespondToKeyboardCommands] =
+    useState(true);
+
   const [isCommandKOpen, setIsCommandKOpen] = useState(false);
 
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -30,9 +33,11 @@ export default function AppStateProvider({
         hasLoaded,
         setHasLoaded,
         nextPhotoAnimation,
+        setNextPhotoAnimation,
+        shouldRespondToKeyboardCommands,
+        setShouldRespondToKeyboardCommands,
         isCommandKOpen,
         setIsCommandKOpen,
-        setNextPhotoAnimation,
         clearNextPhotoAnimation: () => setNextPhotoAnimation?.(undefined),
       }}
     >
diff --git a/src/state/index.ts b/src/state/index.ts
index b91f43af..8c303280 100644
--- a/src/state/index.ts
+++ b/src/state/index.ts
@@ -6,9 +6,11 @@ export interface AppStateContext {
   hasLoaded?: boolean
   setHasLoaded?: Dispatch<SetStateAction<boolean>>
   nextPhotoAnimation?: AnimationConfig
+  setNextPhotoAnimation?: Dispatch<SetStateAction<AnimationConfig | undefined>>
+  shouldRespondToKeyboardCommands?: boolean
+  setShouldRespondToKeyboardCommands?: Dispatch<SetStateAction<boolean>>
   isCommandKOpen?: boolean
   setIsCommandKOpen?: Dispatch<SetStateAction<boolean>>
-  setNextPhotoAnimation?: (animation?: AnimationConfig) => void
   clearNextPhotoAnimation?: () => void
 }