diff --git a/src/plugins/tool/MergeCitations.py b/src/plugins/tool/MergeCitations.py
index 3322af6fd..f656ff51f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/tool/MergeCitations.py
+++ b/src/plugins/tool/MergeCitations.py
@@ -222,8 +222,8 @@ class MergeCitations(tool.BatchTool,ManagedWindow.ManagedWindow):
         self.progress.close()
         OkDialog(
             _("Number of merges done"),
-            _("%d citations merges" % num_merges),
-            parent=self.window)
+            _("%d citations merges" % num_merges))
+        self.close(obj)
             
     def Merge (self, db, citation1, citation2, trans):
         """