diff --git a/web/app/assets/javascripts/session.js b/web/app/assets/javascripts/session.js
index 6bb576dbf..7c73488ad 100644
--- a/web/app/assets/javascripts/session.js
+++ b/web/app/assets/javascripts/session.js
@@ -2630,6 +2630,13 @@
         }
 
         function checkPendingMetronome() {
+
+          if(sessionModel.jamTracks() !== null || sessionModel.recordedJamTracks() !== null) {
+            // ignore all metronome events when jamtracks are open, because backend opens metronome mixer to play jamtrack tap-ins
+            logger.debug("ignore checkPendingMetronome because JamTrack is open")
+            return;
+          }
+
           //logger.debug("checkPendingMetronome", sessionModel.isMetronomeOpen(), getMetronomeMasterMixers().length)
           if(sessionModel.isMetronomeOpen() && getMetronomeMasterMixers().length == 0) {
             var pendingMetronome = $($templatePendingMetronome.html())