diff --git a/src/snek/templates/web.html b/src/snek/templates/web.html
index d081522..e5d0ed2 100644
--- a/src/snek/templates/web.html
+++ b/src/snek/templates/web.html
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@
        if (event.key === 'Escape') {
             escPressed = true;
             gPressCount = 0; 
-            clearTimeout(timeout);
+            clearTimeout(keyTimeout);
             keyTimeout = setTimeout(() => {
                 escPressed = false; 
             }, 300);