diff --git a/nw/gui/winmain.py b/nw/gui/winmain.py
index 02318a1e..b7b20578 100644
--- a/nw/gui/winmain.py
+++ b/nw/gui/winmain.py
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ class GuiMain(QMainWindow):
             tHandle = self.treeView.getSelectedHandle()
         if tHandle is None:
             logger.warning("No document selected")
-            return
+            return False
 
         tItem = self.theProject.getItem(tHandle)
         if tItem.itemType == nwItemType.FILE:
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ class GuiMain(QMainWindow):
             self.splitMain.setSizes(bPos)
             self.docEditor.changeWidth()
 
-        return
+        return True
 
     ##
     #  Tree Item Actions
diff --git a/tests/test_gui.py b/tests/test_gui.py
index 4f098b6c..681c2116 100644
--- a/tests/test_gui.py
+++ b/tests/test_gui.py
@@ -105,6 +105,10 @@ def testMainWindows(qtbot, nwTempGUI, nwRef):
     assert nwGUI.saveDocument()
     qtbot.wait(stepDelay)
 
+    # Open and view the edited document
+    assert nwGUI.openDocument("31489056e0916")
+    assert nwGUI.viewDocument("31489056e0916")
+
     # Check the files
     projFile = path.join(nwTempGUI,"nwProject.nwx")
     assert cmpFiles(projFile, path.join(nwRef,"gui","1_nwProject.nwx"), [2])