diff --git a/src/components/Modal.jsx b/src/components/Modal.jsx
index 597162e..03a31fe 100644
--- a/src/components/Modal.jsx
+++ b/src/components/Modal.jsx
@@ -8,10 +8,17 @@ export default function Modal({ title, children, onClose, maxWidth = 'max-w-lg'
   const dialogRef = useRef(null);
   const previouslyFocused = useRef(null);
 
+  // Keep the latest onClose in a ref so the mount-only effect below can call it
+  // without listing onClose as a dependency. Callers pass a fresh inline arrow
+  // each render; depending on it would re-run the effect on every keystroke and
+  // steal focus back to the dialog (kicking the user out of input fields).
+  const onCloseRef = useRef(onClose);
+  onCloseRef.current = onClose;
+
   useEffect(() => {
     previouslyFocused.current = document.activeElement;
     const handleKey = (e) => {
-      if (e.key === 'Escape') onClose?.();
+      if (e.key === 'Escape') onCloseRef.current?.();
     };
     document.addEventListener('keydown', handleKey);
     // Focus the dialog so screen readers announce it and keyboard focus lands inside
@@ -20,7 +27,7 @@ export default function Modal({ title, children, onClose, maxWidth = 'max-w-lg'
       document.removeEventListener('keydown', handleKey);
       previouslyFocused.current?.focus?.();
     };
-  }, [onClose]);
+  }, []);
 
   return (
     <div className="fixed inset-0 z-50 flex items-center justify-center p-4">