diff --git a/src/panels/config/automation/ha-automation-editor.ts b/src/panels/config/automation/ha-automation-editor.ts
index afcc21ae86..5d680aad96 100644
--- a/src/panels/config/automation/ha-automation-editor.ts
+++ b/src/panels/config/automation/ha-automation-editor.ts
@@ -411,6 +411,10 @@ export class HaAutomationEditor extends LitElement {
     const mode = ((ev.target as PaperListboxElement)?.selectedItem as any)
       ?.mode;
 
+    if (mode === this._config!.mode) {
+      return;
+    }
+
     this._config = { ...this._config!, mode };
     if (!MODES_MAX.includes(mode)) {
       delete this._config.max;
diff --git a/src/panels/config/script/ha-script-editor.ts b/src/panels/config/script/ha-script-editor.ts
index 4eb1ca6e65..807e2cbef8 100644
--- a/src/panels/config/script/ha-script-editor.ts
+++ b/src/panels/config/script/ha-script-editor.ts
@@ -306,6 +306,10 @@ export class HaScriptEditor extends LitElement {
     const mode = ((ev.target as PaperListboxElement)?.selectedItem as any)
       ?.mode;
 
+    if (mode === this._config!.mode) {
+      return;
+    }
+
     this._config = { ...this._config!, mode };
     if (!MODES_MAX.includes(mode)) {
       delete this._config.max;