diff --git a/widgets/msgviewer.go b/widgets/msgviewer.go
index 33b6e72..d5d1d27 100644
--- a/widgets/msgviewer.go
+++ b/widgets/msgviewer.go
@@ -867,7 +867,6 @@ func (pv *PartViewer) Draw(ctx *ui.Context) {
 func (pv *PartViewer) Cleanup() {
 	if pv.term != nil {
 		pv.term.Close(nil)
-		pv.term = nil
 	}
 }