diff --git a/gramps/plugins/gramplet/citations.py b/gramps/plugins/gramplet/citations.py
index b40087d85..d2bb12569 100644
--- a/gramps/plugins/gramplet/citations.py
+++ b/gramps/plugins/gramplet/citations.py
@@ -243,7 +243,11 @@ class Citations(Gramplet, DbGUIElement):
         model, iter_ = treeview.get_selection().get_selected()
         if iter_:
             handle = model.get_value(iter_, 0)
-            if len(str(model.get_path(iter_))) == 1:
+            # bug 9094. 
+            # str(model.get_path(iter_)) return something like NNN:MMM
+            # So if we have only NNN, it's a node
+            path = str(model.get_path(iter_))
+            if path.find(':') == -1: # we don't have ':' in the returned string.
                 self.edit_source(handle)
             else:
                 self.edit_citation(handle)