diff --git a/awesomerc.lua.in b/awesomerc.lua.in
index 33076f442..8c6e49d8b 100644
--- a/awesomerc.lua.in
+++ b/awesomerc.lua.in
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ mytasklist.buttons = { button({ }, 1, function (c)
                                           client.focus = c
                                           c:raise()
                                       end),
-                       button({ }, 3, function () if instance then instance:hide() end instance = awful.menu.clients({ width=250 }) end),
+                       button({ }, 3, function () if instance then instance:hide() instance = nil else instance = awful.menu.clients({ width=250 }) end end),
                        button({ }, 4, function ()
                                           awful.client.focus.byidx(1)
                                           if client.focus then client.focus:raise() end