diff --git a/src/plugins/inspectorViews/elements/ElementsViewProvider.js b/src/plugins/inspectorViews/elements/ElementsViewProvider.js
index 1dd6c624e7..a0a3abc37c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/inspectorViews/elements/ElementsViewProvider.js
+++ b/src/plugins/inspectorViews/elements/ElementsViewProvider.js
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ export default function ElementsViewProvider(openmct) {
           return hasComposition;
         },
         priority: function () {
-          return openmct.priority.DEFAULT;
+          return openmct.editor.isEditing() ? openmct.priority.DEFAULT : openmct.priority.LOW;
         },
         destroy: function () {
           if (_destroy) {
diff --git a/src/plugins/inspectorViews/properties/PropertiesViewProvider.js b/src/plugins/inspectorViews/properties/PropertiesViewProvider.js
index 30a527a6e5..0dff7f13fa 100644
--- a/src/plugins/inspectorViews/properties/PropertiesViewProvider.js
+++ b/src/plugins/inspectorViews/properties/PropertiesViewProvider.js
@@ -56,10 +56,7 @@ export default function PropertiesViewProvider(openmct) {
           _destroy = destroy;
         },
         priority: function () {
-          if (openmct.editor.isEditing()) {
-            return openmct.priority.LOW;
-          }
-          return openmct.priority.DEFAULT;
+          return openmct.editor.isEditing() ? openmct.priority.LOW : openmct.priority.DEFAULT;
         },
         destroy: function () {
           if (_destroy) {