diff --git a/include/eepp/ui/tools/uicodeeditorsplitter.hpp b/include/eepp/ui/tools/uicodeeditorsplitter.hpp
index 6af8194c4..dcc9ec69e 100644
--- a/include/eepp/ui/tools/uicodeeditorsplitter.hpp
+++ b/include/eepp/ui/tools/uicodeeditorsplitter.hpp
@@ -107,7 +107,8 @@ class EE_API UICodeEditorSplitter {
 		const std::string& path, std::shared_ptr<ThreadPool> pool,
 		std::function<void( UICodeEditor*, const std::string& )> onLoaded, UITabWidget* tabWidget );
 
-	void removeUnusedTab( UITabWidget* tabWidget );
+	void removeUnusedTab( UITabWidget* tabWidge, bool destroyOwnedNode = true, 
+						  bool immediateCloset = true );
 
 	UITabWidget* createEditorWithTabWidget( Node* parent, bool openCurEditor = true );
 
diff --git a/src/eepp/ui/tools/uicodeeditorsplitter.cpp b/src/eepp/ui/tools/uicodeeditorsplitter.cpp
index 87bb92557..3491da143 100644
--- a/src/eepp/ui/tools/uicodeeditorsplitter.cpp
+++ b/src/eepp/ui/tools/uicodeeditorsplitter.cpp
@@ -459,7 +459,8 @@ UICodeEditorSplitter::createWidgetInTabWidget( UITabWidget* tabWidget, UIWidget*
 	return std::make_pair( tab, widget );
 }
 
-void UICodeEditorSplitter::removeUnusedTab( UITabWidget* tabWidget ) {
+void UICodeEditorSplitter::removeUnusedTab( UITabWidget* tabWidget, bool destroyOwnedNode,
+											bool immediateClose ) {
 	if ( tabWidget && tabWidget->getTabCount() >= 2 &&
 		 tabWidget->getTab( 0 )->getOwnedWidget()->isType( UI_TYPE_CODEEDITOR ) &&
 		 tabWidget->getTab( 0 )
@@ -467,7 +468,7 @@ void UICodeEditorSplitter::removeUnusedTab( UITabWidget* tabWidget ) {
 			 ->asType<UICodeEditor>()
 			 ->getDocument()
 			 .isEmpty() ) {
-		tabWidget->removeTab( (Uint32)0, true, true );
+		tabWidget->removeTab( (Uint32)0, destroyOwnedNode, immediateClose );
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/tools/ecode/terminalmanager.cpp b/src/tools/ecode/terminalmanager.cpp
index bf674a17f..5c81c4311 100644
--- a/src/tools/ecode/terminalmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/tools/ecode/terminalmanager.cpp
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ UITerminal* TerminalManager::createNewTerminal( const std::string& title, UITabW
 	term->getTerm()->getTerminal()->setAllowMemoryTrimnming( true );
 	auto ret = mApp->getSplitter()->createWidgetInTabWidget(
 		tabWidget, term, title.empty() ? mApp->i18n( "shell", "Shell" ).toUtf8() : title, true );
-	mApp->getSplitter()->removeUnusedTab( tabWidget );
+	mApp->getSplitter()->removeUnusedTab( tabWidget, true, false );
 	ret.first->setIcon( mApp->findIcon( "filetype-bash" ) );
 	term->setTitle( title );
 	auto csIt = mTerminalColorSchemes.find( mTerminalCurrentColorScheme );