diff --git a/etc/shared.conf b/etc/shared.conf
index e58590d..bd1003e 100644
--- a/etc/shared.conf
+++ b/etc/shared.conf
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ start.update.gemlog                         = yes
 
 # close links window when opening the selected link
 
-open-message-link-window.close-after-select = no
+open-message-link-window.close-after-select = yes
 
 # color parts of a displayed message according to a regular expression
 # syntax is regular expression color attribute