diff --git a/awesomerc.lua.in b/awesomerc.lua.in
index 6b85b544..765c4450 100644
--- a/awesomerc.lua.in
+++ b/awesomerc.lua.in
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ mytaglist.buttons = { button({ }, 1, awful.tag.viewonly),
                       button({ }, 5, awful.tag.viewprev) }
 mytasklist = {}
 mytasklist.buttons = { button({ }, 1, function (c) client.focus = c; c:raise() end),
-                       button({ }, 3, function () awful.menu.clients({ width=250 }) end),
+                       button({ }, 3, function () if instance then instance:hide() end instance = awful.menu.clients({ width=250 }) end),
                        button({ }, 4, function () awful.client.focus.byidx(1) end),
                        button({ }, 5, function () awful.client.focus.byidx(-1) end) }