diff --git a/net/firewall/src/opnsense/mvc/app/views/OPNsense/Firewall/filter.volt b/net/firewall/src/opnsense/mvc/app/views/OPNsense/Firewall/filter.volt
index 213d54746..fb9809b3a 100644
--- a/net/firewall/src/opnsense/mvc/app/views/OPNsense/Firewall/filter.volt
+++ b/net/firewall/src/opnsense/mvc/app/views/OPNsense/Firewall/filter.volt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <script>
     $( document ).ready(function() {
+        let initial_load = true;
         let grid = $("#grid-rules").UIBootgrid({
             search:'/api/firewall/filter/searchItem/',
             get:'/api/firewall/filter/getItem/',
@@ -12,7 +13,10 @@
         // open edit dialog when opened with a uuid reference
         if (window.location.hash !== "" && window.location.hash.split("-").length >= 4) {
             grid.on('loaded.rs.jquery.bootgrid', function(){
-                $(".command-edit:eq(0)").clone(true).data('row-id', window.location.hash.substr(1)).click();
+                if (initial_load) {
+                    $(".command-edit:eq(0)").clone(true).data('row-id', window.location.hash.substr(1)).click();
+                    initial_load = false;
+                }
             });
         }
     });