diff --git a/frontend/src/ts/controllers/input-controller.ts b/frontend/src/ts/controllers/input-controller.ts
index d1c0666c6..fd1b11228 100644
--- a/frontend/src/ts/controllers/input-controller.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/ts/controllers/input-controller.ts
@@ -643,7 +643,9 @@ function handleChar(
     Config.stopOnError === "letter" &&
     !thisCharCorrect
   ) {
-    void TestUI.updateWordElement(undefined, TestInput.input.current + char);
+    if (!Config.blindMode) {
+      void TestUI.updateWordElement(undefined, TestInput.input.current + char);
+    }
     return;
   }