diff --git a/ui-ngx/src/app/shared/components/help-popup.component.html b/ui-ngx/src/app/shared/components/help-popup.component.html
index 730d054b8b..6381ecdf73 100644
--- a/ui-ngx/src/app/shared/components/help-popup.component.html
+++ b/ui-ngx/src/app/shared/components/help-popup.component.html
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
   <div #toggleHelpTextButton
        (click)="toggleHelp()">
     <button mat-button
+            type="button"
             color="primary"
             class="tb-help-popup-text-button"
             [class]="{'mat-mdc-outlined-button mdc-button--outlined': popoverVisible && popoverReady,