diff --git a/.changeset/fifty-vans-fold.md b/.changeset/fifty-vans-fold.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a20a5cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/fifty-vans-fold.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"reacord": patch
+---
+
+fix interaction handling
diff --git a/packages/reacord/library/internal/renderers/renderer.ts b/packages/reacord/library/internal/renderers/renderer.ts
index f10c0bc..7097074 100644
--- a/packages/reacord/library/internal/renderers/renderer.ts
+++ b/packages/reacord/library/internal/renderers/renderer.ts
@@ -47,14 +47,12 @@ export abstract class Renderer {
 	}
 
 	handleComponentInteraction(interaction: ComponentInteraction) {
-		this.componentInteraction = interaction
-
-		setTimeout(() => {
-			this.updates.next({ action: "deferUpdate", interaction })
-		}, 500)
-
 		for (const node of this.nodes) {
 			if (node.handleComponentInteraction(interaction)) {
+				this.componentInteraction = interaction
+				setTimeout(() => {
+					this.updates.next({ action: "deferUpdate", interaction })
+				}, 500)
 				return true
 			}
 		}