diff --git a/mitterlib/ui/ui_pygtk.py b/mitterlib/ui/ui_pygtk.py
index 3a63d47..5b88c5c 100644
--- a/mitterlib/ui/ui_pygtk.py
+++ b/mitterlib/ui/ui_pygtk.py
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import re
 import urllib2
 import webbrowser
 import gettext
+import time
 
 from cgi import escape as html_escape
 
@@ -1133,7 +1134,6 @@ class Interface(object):
 
         (path, _, _, _) = path
         return self._url_popup(widget, path, event)
-        return True
 
     def _message_popup(self, widget, user_data=None):
         """Builds the popup with the URLs in the message."""
@@ -1142,6 +1142,9 @@ class Interface(object):
         if not path:
             return True
 
+        # create a syntetic event (the popup requires one)
+        event = gtk.gdk.Event(gtk.gdk.BUTTON_PRESS)
+        event.button = 3
         return self._url_popup(widget, path, event)
 
     def _open_url(self, widget, user_data=None):