diff --git a/js/common/view/BothHandsInteractionListener.js b/js/common/view/BothHandsInteractionListener.js
index 055c4f3c..d6d49fd2 100644
--- a/js/common/view/BothHandsInteractionListener.js
+++ b/js/common/view/BothHandsInteractionListener.js
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ class BothHandsInteractionListener {
    * @private
    */
   onValueIncrementDecrement( tupleField, inputMapper, increment ) {
+    this.isBeingInteractedWithProperty.value = true;
     const currentTuple = this.ratioTupleProperty.value[ tupleField ];
 
     const changeAmount = globalKeyStateTracker.shiftKeyDown ? this.shiftKeyboardStep : this.keyboardStep;
@@ -153,7 +154,6 @@ class BothHandsInteractionListener {
       // their behavior during scenery event dispatch
       sceneryEvent.pointer.reserveForKeyboardDrag();
 
-      this.isBeingInteractedWithProperty.value = true;
 
       if ( event.key === 'ArrowDown' ) {
         this.consequentInteractedWithProperty.value = true;
@@ -180,6 +180,8 @@ class BothHandsInteractionListener {
                !event.getModifierState( 'Shift' ) &&
                !event.getModifierState( 'Alt' ) ) {
 
+            this.isBeingInteractedWithProperty.value = true;
+
             // If the ratio is locked, and the target is 1, this case means that going to 0:0 would be a buggy case.
             // Here we will just disable this feature.
             if ( this.ratioLockedProperty.value && this.targetRatioProperty.value === 1 && i === 0 ) {