diff --git a/src/browser/atom-window.coffee b/src/browser/atom-window.coffee
index 62bf293e5..8ecd959c2 100644
--- a/src/browser/atom-window.coffee
+++ b/src/browser/atom-window.coffee
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ class AtomWindow
     @browserWindow.webContents.on 'crashed', =>
       global.application.exit(100) if @exitWhenDone
 
-      if @mainWindow
+      if @neverClose
         @browserWindow.restart()
       else
         dialog = require 'dialog'