diff --git a/src/components/modal/join/modal.jsx b/src/components/modal/join/modal.jsx
index d309433ee..287e6b31e 100644
--- a/src/components/modal/join/modal.jsx
+++ b/src/components/modal/join/modal.jsx
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ const JoinModal = ({
         isOpen
         useStandardSizes
         className="mod-join"
+        shouldCloseOnOverlayClick={false}
         onRequestClose={onRequestClose}
         {...modalProps}
     >