From eccef3b19cbc12bcb354a23b48b451e06db72ecd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Andy Smith <andy@37signals.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2026 14:33:19 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] Only submit on blur if the input has a value

---
 app/javascript/controllers/form_controller.js | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/app/javascript/controllers/form_controller.js b/app/javascript/controllers/form_controller.js
index beca1f08f..2ba58ab89 100644
--- a/app/javascript/controllers/form_controller.js
+++ b/app/javascript/controllers/form_controller.js
@@ -54,6 +54,10 @@ export default class extends Controller {
   }
 
   submitToTopTarget(event) {
+    const value = event.target.value?.trim()
+
+    if (!value) return false
+
     this.element.setAttribute("data-turbo-frame", "_top")
     this.submit()
   }