diff --git a/client/ayon_core/tools/publisher/widgets/card_view_widgets.py b/client/ayon_core/tools/publisher/widgets/card_view_widgets.py
index d1d062c18f..28ed237fe6 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/tools/publisher/widgets/card_view_widgets.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/tools/publisher/widgets/card_view_widgets.py
@@ -581,7 +581,8 @@ class InstanceCardView(AbstractInstanceView):
         )
 
     def mouseDoubleClickEvent(self, event):
-        self.double_clicked.emit()
+        if event.button() == QtCore.Qt.LeftButton:
+            self.double_clicked.emit()
 
     def sizeHint(self):
         """Modify sizeHint based on visibility of scroll bars."""
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/tools/publisher/widgets/list_view_widgets.py b/client/ayon_core/tools/publisher/widgets/list_view_widgets.py
index 7c4c07baea..eb5f41be4a 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/tools/publisher/widgets/list_view_widgets.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/tools/publisher/widgets/list_view_widgets.py
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ class InstanceTreeView(QtWidgets.QTreeView):
         "double click" as 2x "single click".
         """
         if event.button() != QtCore.Qt.LeftButton:
-            return
+            return False
 
         pressed_group_index = None
         pos_index = self.indexAt(event.pos())
@@ -388,13 +388,17 @@ class InstanceTreeView(QtWidgets.QTreeView):
 
         self._pressed_group_index = pressed_group_index
 
+        return True
+
     def mousePressEvent(self, event):
-        self._mouse_press(event)
-        super(InstanceTreeView, self).mousePressEvent(event)
+        handled = self._mouse_press(event)
+        if handled:
+            super(InstanceTreeView, self).mousePressEvent(event)
 
     def mouseDoubleClickEvent(self, event):
-        self._mouse_press(event)
-        super(InstanceTreeView, self).mouseDoubleClickEvent(event)
+        handled = self._mouse_press(event)
+        if handled:
+            super(InstanceTreeView, self).mouseDoubleClickEvent(event)
 
     def _mouse_release(self, event, pressed_index):
         if event.button() != QtCore.Qt.LeftButton: