diff --git a/appyx-interactions/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/bumble/appyx/interactions/composable/AppyxInteractionsContainer.kt b/appyx-interactions/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/bumble/appyx/interactions/composable/AppyxInteractionsContainer.kt
index 3e3a248ef..277f22d2e 100644
--- a/appyx-interactions/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/bumble/appyx/interactions/composable/AppyxInteractionsContainer.kt
+++ b/appyx-interactions/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/bumble/appyx/interactions/composable/AppyxInteractionsContainer.kt
@@ -113,10 +113,13 @@ fun <InteractionTarget : Any, ModelState : Any> AppyxInteractionsContainer(
                     )
                 )
             }
-            .then(if (!appyxComponent.isGesturesEnabled) Modifier else Modifier.onPointerEvent {
-                if (it.type == PointerEventType.Release) {
-                    appyxComponent.onRelease()
-                }
+            .then(if (appyxComponent.isGesturesEnabled) {
+                Modifier.onPointerEvent {
+                    if (it.type == PointerEventType.Release) {
+                        appyxComponent.onRelease()
+                } else {
+                    Modifier
+                }   
             })
     ) {
         CompositionLocalProvider(LocalBoxScope provides this) {