diff --git a/client/src/app.js b/client/src/app.js
index 6a64466..b4af277 100644
--- a/client/src/app.js
+++ b/client/src/app.js
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ function App() {
 
   const [isMoving, setIsMoving] = useState(false);
   const [moveItemID, setMoveItemID] = useState(null);
+  const [moveItemBoxID, setMoveItemBoxID] = useState(null);
 
   //fetch all box data
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -182,6 +183,7 @@ function App() {
     return false;
   }
   const handleSelectMoveBox = async (boxData, event) => {
+    setMoveItemBoxID(null);
     setMoveItemID(null);
     setIsMoving(false);
     await moveItem(moveItemID,boxData._id);
@@ -272,6 +274,7 @@ function App() {
     setShowModalItem(true);
   }
   const handleMoveItem = (boxID, itemID) => {
+    setMoveItemBoxID(boxID);
     setMoveItemID(itemID);
     setIsMoving(true);
     /*highlight which boxes available to move to*/
@@ -396,7 +399,7 @@ function App() {
         {filteredData.map((box, index) => {
           return (
             <Box
-              isMoving={isMoving}
+              isMoving={box._id !== moveItemBoxID && isMoving}
               key={index}
               boxData={box}
               boxHandler={boxHandler}
diff --git a/server/server.js b/server/server.js
index 29fcd8c..2b4978b 100644
--- a/server/server.js
+++ b/server/server.js
@@ -111,7 +111,6 @@ app.delete('/box/:boxId/item/:itemId', async (request, response) => {
     const box = await getBox(boxID);
     response.send(box);
 });
-
 //move item
 app.post('/box/item/:itemId/:boxIdTarget', async (request, response) => {
     const itemID = request.params.itemId;