diff --git a/src/cascadia/TerminalSettingsEditor/ActionsViewModel.cpp b/src/cascadia/TerminalSettingsEditor/ActionsViewModel.cpp
index 1d59f7a6c7c..a8f22f0212f 100644
--- a/src/cascadia/TerminalSettingsEditor/ActionsViewModel.cpp
+++ b/src/cascadia/TerminalSettingsEditor/ActionsViewModel.cpp
@@ -278,11 +278,13 @@ namespace winrt::Microsoft::Terminal::Settings::Editor::implementation
         // Check for this special case:
         //  we're changing the key chord,
         //  but the new key chord is already in use
+        bool conflictFound{ false };
         if (isNewAction || args.OldKeys().Modifiers() != args.NewKeys().Modifiers() || args.OldKeys().Vkey() != args.NewKeys().Vkey())
         {
             const auto& conflictingCmd{ _Settings.ActionMap().GetActionByKeyChord(args.NewKeys()) };
             if (conflictingCmd)
             {
+                conflictFound = true;
                 // We're about to overwrite another key chord.
                 // Display a confirmation dialog.
                 TextBlock errorMessageTB{};
@@ -324,13 +326,18 @@ namespace winrt::Microsoft::Terminal::Settings::Editor::implementation
             }
         }
 
-        // update settings model and view model
-        applyChangesToSettingsModel();
+        // if there was a conflict, the flyout we created will handle whether changes need to be propagated
+        // otherwise, go ahead and apply the changes
+        if (!conflictFound)
+        {
+            // update settings model and view model
+            applyChangesToSettingsModel();
 
-        // We NEED to toggle the edit mode here,
-        // so that if nothing changed, we still exit
-        // edit mode.
-        senderVM.ToggleEditMode();
+            // We NEED to toggle the edit mode here,
+            // so that if nothing changed, we still exit
+            // edit mode.
+            senderVM.ToggleEditMode();
+        }
     }
 
     void ActionsViewModel::_KeyBindingViewModelDeleteNewlyAddedKeyBindingHandler(const Editor::KeyBindingViewModel& senderVM, const IInspectable& /*args*/)