diff --git a/templates/android/template/src/org/haxe/lime/MainView.java b/templates/android/template/src/org/haxe/lime/MainView.java
index d2af9c77c..1ef7c52d3 100644
--- a/templates/android/template/src/org/haxe/lime/MainView.java
+++ b/templates/android/template/src/org/haxe/lime/MainView.java
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ class MainView extends GLSurfaceView {
 			
 		}
 		
-		return super.onKeyDown (inKeyCode, event);
+		return super.onKeyUp (inKeyCode, event);
 		
 	}