diff --git a/web/source/dom/uiTouchHandlerBase.ts b/web/source/dom/uiTouchHandlerBase.ts
index ae59f4981b..78a0e82b10 100644
--- a/web/source/dom/uiTouchHandlerBase.ts
+++ b/web/source/dom/uiTouchHandlerBase.ts
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ namespace com.keyman.dom {
       this.currentTarget = key1;
 
       // Clear previous key highlighting
-      if(key0 && key1 && (key1.id != key0.id)) {
+      if(key0 && key1 && key1 !== key0) {
         this.highlight(key0,false);
       }
 
diff --git a/web/source/osk/visualKeyboard.ts b/web/source/osk/visualKeyboard.ts
index beffc245cc..e0288fe6fd 100644
--- a/web/source/osk/visualKeyboard.ts
+++ b/web/source/osk/visualKeyboard.ts
@@ -1097,7 +1097,7 @@ namespace com.keyman.osk {
       this.currentTarget = key1;
 
       // Clear previous key highlighting
-      if(key0 && key1 && (key1.id != key0.id)) {
+      if(key0 && key1 && key1 !== key0) {
         this.highlightKey(key0,false);
       }