diff --git a/src/main/java/the/bytecode/club/bytecodeviewer/gui/resourceviewer/TabComponent.java b/src/main/java/the/bytecode/club/bytecodeviewer/gui/resourceviewer/TabComponent.java
index dcd50b0fd..e0959d9c2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/the/bytecode/club/bytecodeviewer/gui/resourceviewer/TabComponent.java
+++ b/src/main/java/the/bytecode/club/bytecodeviewer/gui/resourceviewer/TabComponent.java
@@ -231,10 +231,9 @@ public void mouseExited(MouseEvent e)
         @Override
         public void mouseReleased(MouseEvent e)
         {
-            e = convert(e);
-            if (e == null)
-                return;
-
+            MouseEvent converted = convert(e);
+            if (converted != null)
+                e = converted;
             Objects.requireNonNull(getHandler()).mouseReleased(e);
         }