diff --git a/nw/gui/mainmenu.py b/nw/gui/mainmenu.py
index 399e6d1b..ec8a8060 100644
--- a/nw/gui/mainmenu.py
+++ b/nw/gui/mainmenu.py
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ class GuiMainMenu(QMenuBar):
         menuItem = QAction(QIcon.fromTheme("text-html"), "View Document", self)
         menuItem.setStatusTip("View Document in HTML")
         menuItem.setShortcut("Ctrl+R")
-        menuItem.triggered.connect(self.theParent.viewDocument)
+        menuItem.triggered.connect(lambda : self.theParent.viewDocument(None))
         self.docuMenu.addAction(menuItem)
 
         # # Document > Separator