diff --git a/frontends/src/primitivus/primitivus b/frontends/src/primitivus/primitivus
index dca8123e..1cfd9ec3 100755
--- a/frontends/src/primitivus/primitivus
+++ b/frontends/src/primitivus/primitivus
@@ -502,7 +502,10 @@ class PrimitivusApp(QuickApp, InputHistory):
             if isinstance(self.loop.widget, urwid.Overlay):
                 current_popup = self.loop.widget.top_w
                 if not current_popup == widget:
-                    self.notif_bar.removePopUp(widget)
+                    try:
+                        self.notif_bar.removePopUp(widget)
+                    except ValueError:
+                        log.warning(u"Trying to remove an unknown widget {}".format(widget))
                     return
         self.loop.widget = self.main_widget
         next_popup = self.notif_bar.getNextPopup()