diff --git a/gnucash/python/init.py b/gnucash/python/init.py
index ca96f12233..5b8f2791df 100644
--- a/gnucash/python/init.py
+++ b/gnucash/python/init.py
@@ -94,8 +94,8 @@ if False:
     window.set_border_width(0)
     # Hm. Gtk.main_quit will kill gnucash without closing the file
     # properly. That's kinda bad.
-    window.connect('destroy-event', Gtk.main_quit)
-    window.connect('delete-event', Gtk.main_quit)
+    # window.connect('destroy-event', Gtk.main_quit)
+    # window.connect('delete-event', Gtk.main_quit)
     window.add (console)
     window.show_all()
     console.grab_focus()