diff --git a/spyderlib/widgets/editor.py b/spyderlib/widgets/editor.py
index d9cdf16ff37..762fc6fdb69 100644
--- a/spyderlib/widgets/editor.py
+++ b/spyderlib/widgets/editor.py
@@ -1196,6 +1196,7 @@ def close_file(self, index=None, force=False):
                 self.set_stack_index(new_index)
         if self.get_stack_count() == 0:
             self.emit(SIGNAL('sig_new_file()'))
+            return False
         return is_ok
 
     def close_all_files(self):