diff --git a/src/app/common/modals/alert.tsx b/src/app/common/modals/alert.tsx
index f128f26d..714869ae 100644
--- a/src/app/common/modals/alert.tsx
+++ b/src/app/common/modals/alert.tsx
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class AlertModal extends React.Component<{}, {}> {
                         <Markdown text={message?.message ?? ""} extraClassName="bottom-margin" />
                     </If>
                     <If condition={!message?.markdown}>{message?.message}</If>
-                    <If condition={message.confirmflag}>
+                    <If condition={message?.confirmflag}>
                         <Checkbox
                             onChange={this.handleDontShowAgain}
                             label={"Don't show me this again"}
diff --git a/src/models/bookmarks.ts b/src/models/bookmarks.ts
index ea69c6a4..a5e58f55 100644
--- a/src/models/bookmarks.ts
+++ b/src/models/bookmarks.ts
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ class BookmarksModel {
     }
 
     handleDocKeyDown(e: any): void {
-        let waveEvent = adaptFromReactOrNativeKeyEvent(e);
+        const waveEvent = adaptFromReactOrNativeKeyEvent(e);
         if (checkKeyPressed(waveEvent, "Escape")) {
             e.preventDefault();
             if (this.editingBookmark.get() != null) {
diff --git a/src/models/clientsettingsview.ts b/src/models/clientsettingsview.ts
index ad177e7a..e74a02a5 100644
--- a/src/models/clientsettingsview.ts
+++ b/src/models/clientsettingsview.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 import * as mobx from "mobx";
 import { Model } from "./model";
+import { checkKeyPressed, adaptFromReactOrNativeKeyEvent } from "@/util/keyutil";
 
 class ClientSettingsViewModel {
     globalModel: Model;
@@ -21,6 +22,15 @@ class ClientSettingsViewModel {
             this.globalModel.activeMainView.set("clientsettings");
         })();
     }
+
+    handleDocKeyDown(e: any): void {
+        const waveEvent = adaptFromReactOrNativeKeyEvent(e);
+        if (checkKeyPressed(waveEvent, "Escape")) {
+            e.preventDefault();
+            this.closeView();
+            return;
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 export { ClientSettingsViewModel };
diff --git a/src/models/connectionsview.ts b/src/models/connectionsview.ts
index 6d819b88..297beda1 100644
--- a/src/models/connectionsview.ts
+++ b/src/models/connectionsview.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 import * as mobx from "mobx";
 import { Model } from "./model";
+import { checkKeyPressed, adaptFromReactOrNativeKeyEvent } from "@/util/keyutil";
 
 class ConnectionsViewModel {
     globalModel: Model;
@@ -21,6 +22,15 @@ class ConnectionsViewModel {
             this.globalModel.activeMainView.set("connections");
         })();
     }
+
+    handleDocKeyDown(e: any): void {
+        const waveEvent = adaptFromReactOrNativeKeyEvent(e);
+        if (checkKeyPressed(waveEvent, "Escape")) {
+            e.preventDefault();
+            this.closeView();
+            return;
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 export { ConnectionsViewModel };
diff --git a/src/models/historyview.ts b/src/models/historyview.ts
index 6892b854..63b934d2 100644
--- a/src/models/historyview.ts
+++ b/src/models/historyview.ts
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ class HistoryViewModel {
     }
 
     handleDocKeyDown(e: any): void {
-        let waveEvent = adaptFromReactOrNativeKeyEvent(e);
+        const waveEvent = adaptFromReactOrNativeKeyEvent(e);
         if (checkKeyPressed(waveEvent, "Escape")) {
             e.preventDefault();
             this.closeView();
diff --git a/src/models/modals.ts b/src/models/modals.ts
index 528c4992..4c4dcfd9 100644
--- a/src/models/modals.ts
+++ b/src/models/modals.ts
@@ -18,10 +18,11 @@ class ModalsModel {
         }
     }
 
-    popModal() {
+    popModal(callback?: () => void) {
         mobx.action(() => {
             this.store.pop();
         })();
+        callback && callback();
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/models/model.ts b/src/models/model.ts
index a1d0069a..ea0128bc 100644
--- a/src/models/model.ts
+++ b/src/models/model.ts
@@ -357,7 +357,6 @@ class Model {
     cancelAlert(): void {
         mobx.action(() => {
             this.alertMessage.set(null);
-            this.modalsModel.popModal();
         })();
         if (this.alertPromiseResolver != null) {
             this.alertPromiseResolver(false);
@@ -478,7 +477,7 @@ class Model {
         if (this.alertMessage.get() != null) {
             if (checkKeyPressed(waveEvent, "Escape")) {
                 e.preventDefault();
-                this.cancelAlert();
+                this.modalsModel.popModal(() => this.cancelAlert());
                 return;
             }
             if (checkKeyPressed(waveEvent, "Enter")) {
@@ -488,6 +487,10 @@ class Model {
             }
             return;
         }
+        if (checkKeyPressed(waveEvent, "Escape") && this.modalsModel.store.length > 0) {
+            this.modalsModel.popModal();
+            return;
+        }
         if (this.activeMainView.get() == "bookmarks") {
             this.bookmarksModel.handleDocKeyDown(e);
         }
@@ -495,10 +498,10 @@ class Model {
             this.historyViewModel.handleDocKeyDown(e);
         }
         if (this.activeMainView.get() == "connections") {
-            this.historyViewModel.handleDocKeyDown(e);
+            this.connectionViewModel.handleDocKeyDown(e);
         }
         if (this.activeMainView.get() == "clientsettings") {
-            this.historyViewModel.handleDocKeyDown(e);
+            this.clientSettingsViewModel.handleDocKeyDown(e);
         } else {
             if (checkKeyPressed(waveEvent, "Escape")) {
                 e.preventDefault();
@@ -506,9 +509,6 @@ class Model {
                     this.showSessionView();
                     return;
                 }
-                if (this.clearModals()) {
-                    return;
-                }
                 const inputModel = this.inputModel;
                 inputModel.toggleInfoMsg();
                 if (inputModel.inputMode.get() != null) {
@@ -628,33 +628,6 @@ class Model {
         return screen.getTermWrap(line.lineid);
     }
 
-    clearModals(): boolean {
-        let didSomething = false;
-        mobx.action(() => {
-            if (this.screenSettingsModal.get()) {
-                this.screenSettingsModal.set(null);
-                didSomething = true;
-            }
-            if (this.sessionSettingsModal.get()) {
-                this.sessionSettingsModal.set(null);
-                didSomething = true;
-            }
-            if (this.screenSettingsModal.get()) {
-                this.screenSettingsModal.set(null);
-                didSomething = true;
-            }
-            if (this.clientSettingsModal.get()) {
-                this.clientSettingsModal.set(false);
-                didSomething = true;
-            }
-            if (this.lineSettingsModal.get()) {
-                this.lineSettingsModal.set(null);
-                didSomething = true;
-            }
-        })();
-        return didSomething;
-    }
-
     restartWaveSrv(): void {
         getApi().restartWaveSrv();
     }