diff --git a/src/app/tape/tmainwindow.cpp b/src/app/tape/tmainwindow.cpp
index aeb300b15..f60bb17fa 100644
--- a/src/app/tape/tmainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/app/tape/tmainwindow.cpp
@@ -278,6 +278,7 @@ void TMainWindow::closeEvent(QCloseEvent *event)
     if (MaybeSave())
     {
         event->accept();
+        deleteLater();
     }
     else
     {