diff --git a/apps/client/src/common/hooks/useEntryAction.ts b/apps/client/src/common/hooks/useEntryAction.ts
index c47e65226..71ca376f1 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/common/hooks/useEntryAction.ts
+++ b/apps/client/src/common/hooks/useEntryAction.ts
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ export type EventOptions = Partial<{
   before: MaybeString;
   // options of entries of type OntimeEvent
   linkPrevious: boolean;
+  /** the timing reference for the new entry, usually the same as after */
   lastEventId: MaybeString;
 }>;
 
@@ -205,8 +206,8 @@ function useEntryActionsForRundown(scopedRundownId: string | undefined) {
 
       // ************* CHECK OPTIONS specific to events
       if (isOntimeEvent(newEntry)) {
+        // last event id is the timing reference of the previous OntimeEvent in rundown
         if (options?.lastEventId) {
-          // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-non-null-assertion -- we know this is a value
           const previousEvent = rundownData.entries[options?.lastEventId];
           if (isOntimeEvent(previousEvent)) {
             newEntry.timeStart = previousEvent.timeEnd;
diff --git a/apps/client/src/features/rundown/hooks/useRundownCommands.ts b/apps/client/src/features/rundown/hooks/useRundownCommands.ts
index c4b2eb4d6..e036aa1ce 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/features/rundown/hooks/useRundownCommands.ts
+++ b/apps/client/src/features/rundown/hooks/useRundownCommands.ts
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ export function useRundownCommands({
       addEntry(patch, {
         after: id && !above ? id : undefined,
         before: id && above ? id : undefined,
-        lastEventId: !above && id ? id : undefined,
+        lastEventId: id && !above ? id : undefined,
       });
     },
     [addEntry],