diff --git a/js/mzta-menus.js b/js/mzta-menus.js
index e93bf762..4ec3dcf1 100644
--- a/js/mzta-menus.js
+++ b/js/mzta-menus.js
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ export class mzta_Menus {
                 //A selection is needed, but nothing is selected!
                 //alert(browser.i18n.getMessage('prompt_selection_needed'));
                 browser.tabs.sendMessage(tabs[0].id, { command: "sendAlert", curr_tab_type: tabs[0].type, message : browser.i18n.getMessage('prompt_selection_needed') });
+                taWorkingStatus.stopWorking();
                 return {ok:'0'};
             }