diff --git a/terminator b/terminator
index 1345eed1..a71ddb66 100755
--- a/terminator
+++ b/terminator
@@ -425,8 +425,11 @@ class TerminatorTerm:
 
   def create_popup_menu (self, event):
     menu = gtk.Menu ()
+    url = None
+
+    if event:
+      url = self._vte.match_check (int (event.x / self._vte.get_char_width ()), int (event.y / self._vte.get_char_height ()))
 
-    url = self._vte.match_check (int (event.x / self._vte.get_char_width ()), int (event.y / self._vte.get_char_height ()))
     if url:
       if url[1] != self.matches['email']:
         address = url[0]