diff --git a/frontend/app/components/UsabilityTesting/StepsModal.tsx b/frontend/app/components/UsabilityTesting/StepsModal.tsx
index beab8b7c1..e19f4442d 100644
--- a/frontend/app/components/UsabilityTesting/StepsModal.tsx
+++ b/frontend/app/components/UsabilityTesting/StepsModal.tsx
@@ -1,11 +1,21 @@
-import { UxTask } from "App/services/UxtestingService";
-import React from 'react'
-import { Button, Input, Switch, Typography } from 'antd'
+import { UxTask } from 'App/services/UxtestingService';
+import React from 'react';
+import { Button, Input, Switch, Typography } from 'antd';
 
-function StepsModal({ onAdd, onHide, editTask }: { onAdd: (step: UxTask) => void; onHide: () => void, editTask?: UxTask }) {
+function StepsModal({
+  onAdd,
+  onHide,
+  editTask,
+  typingEnabled,
+}: {
+  onAdd: (step: UxTask) => void;
+  onHide: () => void;
+  editTask?: UxTask;
+  typingEnabled?: boolean;
+}) {
   const [title, setTitle] = React.useState(editTask?.title ?? '');
   const [description, setDescription] = React.useState(editTask?.description ?? '');
-  const [isAnswerEnabled, setIsAnswerEnabled] = React.useState(editTask?.allowTyping ?? false);
+  const [isAnswerEnabled, setIsAnswerEnabled] = React.useState(editTask?.allowTyping ?? typingEnabled);
 
   const save = () => {
     onAdd({
@@ -15,6 +25,7 @@ function StepsModal({ onAdd, onHide, editTask }: { onAdd: (step: UxTask) => void
     });
     onHide();
   };
+
   return (
     <div className={'h-screen p-4 bg-white flex flex-col gap-4'}>
       <Typography.Title style={{ marginBottom: 0 }} level={4}>
@@ -63,4 +74,4 @@ function StepsModal({ onAdd, onHide, editTask }: { onAdd: (step: UxTask) => void
   );
 }
 
-export default StepsModal;
\ No newline at end of file
+export default StepsModal;
diff --git a/frontend/app/components/UsabilityTesting/TestEdit.tsx b/frontend/app/components/UsabilityTesting/TestEdit.tsx
index 17ffcfc17..a3dc00ed1 100644
--- a/frontend/app/components/UsabilityTesting/TestEdit.tsx
+++ b/frontend/app/components/UsabilityTesting/TestEdit.tsx
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ function TestEdit() {
   // @ts-ignore
   const { siteId, testId } = useParams();
   const [hasChanged, setHasChanged] = React.useState(testId === 'new');
+  const [typingEnabled, setTypingEnabled] = React.useState(false);
   const { uxtestingStore } = useStore();
   const [newTestTitle, setNewTestTitle] = React.useState('');
   const [newTestDescription, setNewTestDescription] = React.useState('');
@@ -328,9 +329,11 @@ function TestEdit() {
                 onClick={() =>
                   showModal(
                     <StepsModal
+                      typingEnabled={typingEnabled}
                       onHide={hideModal}
                       onAdd={(task) => {
                         setHasChanged(true);
+                        setTypingEnabled(task.allowTyping);
                         uxtestingStore.instance!.setProperty('tasks', [
                           ...uxtestingStore.instance!.tasks,
                           task,