diff --git a/internal/quickstart/choose_sdk.go b/internal/quickstart/choose_sdk.go
index 19cabb46..69344f9b 100644
--- a/internal/quickstart/choose_sdk.go
+++ b/internal/quickstart/choose_sdk.go
@@ -37,10 +37,6 @@ func NewChooseSDKModel(selectedIndex int) tea.Model {
 	l.SetShowStatusBar(false)
 	l.SetFilteringEnabled(false) // TODO: try to get filtering working
 	l.Paginator.PerPage = 5
-	// disable these because we've overridden "left" to go back and leaving NextPage without
-	// PrevPage would be confusing
-	l.KeyMap.PrevPage.SetEnabled(false)
-	l.KeyMap.NextPage.SetEnabled(false)
 
 	return chooseSDKModel{
 		list:          l,
diff --git a/internal/quickstart/container.go b/internal/quickstart/container.go
index 8ef5419f..8eac37d3 100644
--- a/internal/quickstart/container.go
+++ b/internal/quickstart/container.go
@@ -147,8 +147,8 @@ type keyMap struct {
 
 var keys = keyMap{
 	Back: key.NewBinding(
-		key.WithKeys("left"),
-		key.WithHelp("back", "go back"),
+		key.WithKeys("esc"),
+		key.WithHelp("esc", "go back"),
 	),
 	Enter: key.NewBinding(
 		key.WithKeys("enter"),