diff --git a/client/app/components/modals/MergeModal.tsx b/client/app/components/modals/MergeModal.tsx
index d034a52..ff1079b 100644
--- a/client/app/components/modals/MergeModal.tsx
+++ b/client/app/components/modals/MergeModal.tsx
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ export default function MergeModal(props: Props) {
         .then(r => {
             if (r.ok) {
                 if (mergeOrderReversed) {
-                    navigate(`/${props.type.toLowerCase()}/${mergeTarget}`)
+                    navigate(`/${props.type.toLowerCase()}/${mergeTarget.id}`)
                     closeMergeModal()
                 } else {
                     window.location.reload()
diff --git a/client/app/components/sidebar/SidebarSearch.tsx b/client/app/components/sidebar/SidebarSearch.tsx
index dca2cca..00acb93 100644
--- a/client/app/components/sidebar/SidebarSearch.tsx
+++ b/client/app/components/sidebar/SidebarSearch.tsx
@@ -12,11 +12,19 @@ export default function SidebarSearch({ size } : Props) {
 
     useEffect(() => {
         const handleKeyDown = (e: KeyboardEvent) => {
-            if (e.key === '/' && !open) {
+            const active = document.activeElement;
+            const isTyping = active && (
+                active.tagName === 'INPUT' ||
+                active.tagName === 'TEXTAREA' ||
+                (active as HTMLElement).isContentEditable
+            );
+    
+            if (!isTyping && e.key === '/') {
                 e.preventDefault();
-                setModalOpen(true);
+                setModalOpen(!open);
             }
         };
+    
         document.addEventListener('keydown', handleKeyDown);
         return () => document.removeEventListener('keydown', handleKeyDown);
     }, [open]);
diff --git a/client/app/components/sidebar/SidebarSettings.tsx b/client/app/components/sidebar/SidebarSettings.tsx
index d2ff503..0486062 100644
--- a/client/app/components/sidebar/SidebarSettings.tsx
+++ b/client/app/components/sidebar/SidebarSettings.tsx
@@ -11,12 +11,20 @@ export default function SidebarSettings({ size }: Props) {
     const [open, setOpen] = useState(false);
 
     useEffect(() => {
-        const handleKeyDown= (e: KeyboardEvent) => {
-            if (e.key === '\\' && !open) {
+        const handleKeyDown = (e: KeyboardEvent) => {
+            const active = document.activeElement;
+            const isTyping = active && (
+                active.tagName === 'INPUT' ||
+                active.tagName === 'TEXTAREA' ||
+                (active as HTMLElement).isContentEditable
+            );
+    
+            if (!isTyping && e.key === '\\') {
                 e.preventDefault();
-                setOpen(true);
+                setOpen(!open);
             }
         };
+    
         document.addEventListener('keydown', handleKeyDown);
         return () => document.removeEventListener('keydown', handleKeyDown);
     }, [open]);