diff --git a/projects/lookuplet/src/python/properties.py b/projects/lookuplet/src/python/properties.py
index 4a6a793b..c3f47189 100644
--- a/projects/lookuplet/src/python/properties.py
+++ b/projects/lookuplet/src/python/properties.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# $Id: properties.py,v 1.1 2002/03/17 09:03:06 mdb Exp $
+# $Id: properties.py,v 1.2 2002/03/18 00:30:24 mdb Exp $
 # 
 # lookuplet - a utility for quickly looking up information
 # Copyright (C) 2001-2002 Michael Bayne
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ class Properties:
         self.deleteButton = xmlui.get_widget("delete");
         self.bindList = xmlui.get_widget("bindings");
 
+        # make our props panel not destroy itself on close
+        self.propsPanel.close_hides(gtk.TRUE);
+
         # wire up our handlers
         nameFuncMap = {};
         for key in dir(self.__class__):