bug #4634 Error reporting creates an infinite loop

Signed-off-by: Madhura Jayaratne <madhura.cj@gmail.com>

1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/js/error_report.js b/js/error_report.js
index 248397427e..960e997d40 100644
--- a/js/error_report.js
+++ b/js/error_report.js
@@ -152,8 +152,10 @@ var ErrorReport = {
      * @return void
      */
     _removeErrorNotification: function (e) {
-        // don't remove the hash fragment by navigating to #
-        e.preventDefault();
+        if (e) {
+            // don't remove the hash fragment by navigating to #
+            e.preventDefault();
+        }
         $("#error_notification").fadeOut(function () {
             $(this).remove();
         });