1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/client/util/DocumentManager.ts b/src/client/util/DocumentManager.ts
index 83a69465f..c45d3a75f 100644
--- a/src/client/util/DocumentManager.ts
+++ b/src/client/util/DocumentManager.ts
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ export class DocumentManager {
                             retryDocView.props.focus(targetDoc, willZoom); // focus on the target if it now exists in the context
                         } else {
                             if (closeContextIfNotFound && targetDocContextView.props.removeDocument) targetDocContextView.props.removeDocument(targetDocContextView.props.Document);
-                            (dockFunc || CollectionDockingView.AddRightSplit)(Doc.BrushDoc(Doc.MakeAlias(targetDoc)), undefined); // otherwise create a new view of the target
+                            targetDoc.layout && (dockFunc || CollectionDockingView.AddRightSplit)(Doc.BrushDoc(Doc.MakeAlias(targetDoc)), undefined); // otherwise create a new view of the target
                         }
                         highlight();
                     }, 0);