diff --git a/desktop/src-common/advent/screens/inventory.clj b/desktop/src-common/advent/screens/inventory.clj
index 98f46ada..d5ca6054 100644
--- a/desktop/src-common/advent/screens/inventory.clj
+++ b/desktop/src-common/advent/screens/inventory.clj
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@
 (defn mouse-down [screen entities options]
   (let [[x y] (utils/unproject screen options) 
         selected-entity (first (filter #((:box %) x y) (vals (:items entities))))]
-    (assoc entities :selected-item (:item selected-entity))))
+    (assoc entities :selected-item (:item selected-entity)
+           :down-time (:total-time screen))))
 
 (defn mouse-outside-inventory? [[x y]]
   (or (< x 80)
@@ -73,11 +74,13 @@
     (cond (not selected-item)
           (close screen entities false false)
 
-          (and (= selected-item hovered-item)
+          (and
+           (> (- (:total-time screen) (:down-time entities)) 0.5)
+           (= selected-item hovered-item)
                dragged?)
           (dissoc entities :selected-item :dragged?)
 
-          (or (not hovered-item) (= selected-item hovered-item))
+          (and (or (not hovered-item) (= selected-item hovered-item)))
           (do (screen! @(resolve 'advent.screens.scene/scene) :on-chose-item { :item selected-item})
               (close screen entities false false))
           :else