diff --git a/gensplore-component/src/components/GensploreView.jsx b/gensplore-component/src/components/GensploreView.jsx
index 48e9572..223a0ce 100644
--- a/gensplore-component/src/components/GensploreView.jsx
+++ b/gensplore-component/src/components/GensploreView.jsx
@@ -337,9 +337,9 @@ if (hit1 === -1) {
     // Handle context menu
     const handleContextMenu = (e) => {
       e.preventDefault();
-      if (whereMouseWentDown !== null && whereMouseWentUp !== null) {
+      
         setContextMenu({ x: e.clientX, y: e.clientY });
-      }
+      
     };
 
     const handleCloseContextMenu = () => {
diff --git a/gensplore-component/src/components/SingleRow.jsx b/gensplore-component/src/components/SingleRow.jsx
index 1f16617..a41abf6 100644
--- a/gensplore-component/src/components/SingleRow.jsx
+++ b/gensplore-component/src/components/SingleRow.jsx
@@ -523,6 +523,10 @@ const SingleRow = ({
         ...(isSelected ? { backgroundColor: "#ffffee" } : {}),
       }}
       onMouseDown={(e) => {
+        // if right mouse button, don't do anything
+        if (e.button == 2) {
+          return;
+        }
         // figure out which nucleotide was clicked
         const x = e.clientX - e.currentTarget.getBoundingClientRect().left;
         const nucleotide =
@@ -532,6 +536,10 @@ const SingleRow = ({
         e.preventDefault();
       }}
       onMouseUp={(e) => {
+        // if right mouse button, don't do anything
+        if (e.button == 2) {
+          return;
+        }
         // figure out which nucleotide was clicked
         const x = e.clientX - e.currentTarget.getBoundingClientRect().left;
         const nucleotide =