diff --git a/gramps2/src/gramps.glade b/gramps2/src/gramps.glade
index 2c665d4dd..896adac0e 100644
--- a/gramps2/src/gramps.glade
+++ b/gramps2/src/gramps.glade
@@ -2716,7 +2716,7 @@
   <property name="title" translatable="yes"></property>
   <property name="type">GTK_WINDOW_TOPLEVEL</property>
   <property name="window_position">GTK_WIN_POS_NONE</property>
-  <property name="modal">True</property>
+  <property name="modal">False</property>
   <property name="default_width">550</property>
   <property name="default_height">400</property>
   <property name="resizable">True</property>