diff --git a/src/gui/dbman.py b/src/gui/dbman.py
index d2545a4a0..be9185ed2 100644
--- a/src/gui/dbman.py
+++ b/src/gui/dbman.py
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ class DbManager(CLIDbManager):
 
         # close the database if the user has requested to delete the
         # active database
-        if self.data_to_delete[OPEN_COL]:
+        if self.data_to_delete[PATH_COL] == self.active:
             self.dbstate.no_database()
             
         store, node = self.selection.get_selected()