diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/repositories/renderers/columns/date_time_helper.js b/app/assets/javascripts/repositories/renderers/columns/date_time_helper.js
index 5dffcc41d..17fc5dfc5 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/repositories/renderers/columns/date_time_helper.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/repositories/renderers/columns/date_time_helper.js
@@ -54,11 +54,11 @@ var DateTimeHelper = (function() {
     }
 
     hiddenField = `
-      <input class="repository-cell-value" 
-             type="hidden" 
-             form="${formId}" 
-             name="repository_cells[${columnId}]" 
-             value="${value}" 
+      <input class="repository-cell-value"
+             type="hidden"
+             form="${formId}"
+             name="repository_cells[${columnId}]"
+             value="${value}"
              data-type="${columnType}"/>`;
 
     $container.find('input.repository-cell-value').remove();
@@ -89,11 +89,11 @@ var DateTimeHelper = (function() {
     }
 
     hiddenField = `
-      <input class="repository-cell-value" 
-             type="hidden" 
-             form="${formId}" 
-             name="repository_cells[${columnId}]" 
-             value='${value}' 
+      <input class="repository-cell-value"
+             type="hidden"
+             form="${formId}"
+             name="repository_cells[${columnId}]"
+             value='${value}'
              data-type="${columnType}"/>`;
 
     $container.find('input.repository-cell-value').remove();
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ var DateTimeHelper = (function() {
   function dateInputField(value, dateDataValue) {
     return `
       <div class="sci-input-container date-container right-icon">
-        <input class="calendar-input date-part sci-input-field" 
+        <input class="calendar-input date-part sci-input-field"
                 type="datetime"
                 placeholder="${formatJS}"
                 data-datetime-part="date"
@@ -149,9 +149,9 @@ var DateTimeHelper = (function() {
   function timeInputField(value) {
     return `
       <div class="sci-input-container time-container right-icon">
-        <input class="time-part sci-input-field" 
+        <input class="time-part sci-input-field"
                type="text"
-               data-mask-type="time" 
+               data-mask-type="time"
                value='${value}'
                placeholder="HH:mm"/>
         <i class="fas fa-clock"></i>
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ var DateTimeHelper = (function() {
     let time = getTimeOrDefault($span, mode);
     let datetime = $span.data('datetime');
     let inputFields = `
-    <div class="form-group datetime-container ${mode}" 
+    <div class="form-group datetime-container ${mode}"
                 data-form-id="${formId}"
                 data-column-id="${columnId}"
                 data-type="${columnType}"
@@ -243,17 +243,17 @@ var DateTimeHelper = (function() {
          data-column-id="${columnId}"
          data-type="${columnType}"
          >
-      <div class="start-time ${mode}" 
-           data-current-datetime="${startDatetime}"> 
+      <div class="start-time ${mode}"
+           data-current-datetime="${startDatetime}">
         ${dateInputField(startDate, startDateDataValue)}
-        ${timeInputField(startTime)}   
+        ${timeInputField(startTime)}
       </div>
       <div class="separator">—</div>
       <div class="end-time ${mode}"
            data-current-datetime="${endDatetime}">
         ${dateInputField(endDate, endDateDataValue)}
         ${timeInputField(endTime)}
-      </div>      
+      </div>
     </div>
   `;
 
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/repositories/repository_datatable.js b/app/assets/javascripts/repositories/repository_datatable.js
index f9ae09fd5..f90ad3843 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/repositories/repository_datatable.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/repositories/repository_datatable.js
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ var RepositoryDatatable = (function(global) {
     // Table specific stuff
     TABLE.button(0).enable(true);
     FilePreviewModal.init();
+    $(TABLE_WRAPPER_ID).find('tr').removeClass('blocked');
     updateButtons();
     disableCheckboxToggleOnCheckboxPreview();
   }
@@ -129,6 +130,7 @@ var RepositoryDatatable = (function(global) {
     // Table specific stuff
     TABLE.button(0).enable(false);
     clearRowSelection();
+    $(TABLE_WRAPPER_ID).find('tr:not(.editing)').addClass('blocked');
     updateButtons();
   }
 
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/repository/repository_table.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/repository/repository_table.scss
index bce3a50d9..81bd95b1e 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/repository/repository_table.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/repository/repository_table.scss
@@ -7,11 +7,9 @@
   margin-top: 20px;
 
   &.editing {
-    tbody>tr {
-      &:not(.editing) {
-        opacity: .4;
-        pointer-events: none;
-      }
+    tbody>tr.blocked {
+      opacity: .4;
+      pointer-events: none;
     }
   }