1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/gerrit-gwtui/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/client/editor/EditPreferencesBox.java b/gerrit-gwtui/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/client/editor/EditPreferencesBox.java
index 6ef71e6eab..5157123fdb 100644
--- a/gerrit-gwtui/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/client/editor/EditPreferencesBox.java
+++ b/gerrit-gwtui/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/client/editor/EditPreferencesBox.java
@@ -282,7 +282,9 @@ public class EditPreferencesBox extends Composite {
             Gerrit.setEditPreferences(p.copyTo(new EditPreferencesInfo()));
           }
         });
-    close();
+    if (view != null) {
+      close();
+    }
   }
 
   @UiHandler("close")