diff --git a/src/GUI.cpp b/src/GUI.cpp
index 664968e81..16d0c0a32 100644
--- a/src/GUI.cpp
+++ b/src/GUI.cpp
@@ -494,6 +494,7 @@ void GUI::closeEvent(QCloseEvent *e) {
        tr("&Yes"), tr("&No"),
        QString(), 0, 1)) {
          e->ignore();
+         force_exit = false;
          return;
     }
   }