diff --git a/web/src/flow/stages/authenticator_validate/AuthenticatorValidateStage.ts b/web/src/flow/stages/authenticator_validate/AuthenticatorValidateStage.ts
index fbc4dd14f..400511e48 100644
--- a/web/src/flow/stages/authenticator_validate/AuthenticatorValidateStage.ts
+++ b/web/src/flow/stages/authenticator_validate/AuthenticatorValidateStage.ts
@@ -53,9 +53,10 @@ export class AuthenticatorValidateStage
     _selectedDeviceChallenge?: DeviceChallenge;
 
     set selectedDeviceChallenge(value: DeviceChallenge | undefined) {
+        const previousChallenge = this._selectedDeviceChallenge;
         this._selectedDeviceChallenge = value;
         if (!value) return;
-        if (value === this._selectedDeviceChallenge) return;
+        if (value === previousChallenge) return;
         // We don't use this.submit here, as we don't want to advance the flow.
         // We just want to notify the backend which challenge has been selected.
         new FlowsApi(DEFAULT_CONFIG).flowsExecutorSolve({