diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/tour.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/tour.js
index 5f8da21cbc9..5cbb9484191 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/tour.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/tour.js
@@ -650,10 +650,11 @@ var Tour = {
                 step.autoComplete(tour);
             }
 
+            var $element = $(step.element);
+            if ((step.element === "body" && step.backdrop) || !$element.size()) return;
+
             $(".popover.tour [data-role='next']").click();
 
-            var $element = $(step.element);
-            if (!$element.size()) return;
             if (state.log === "events") console.log("Event handlers:", $element[0], $element.getHandlers());
 
             var click_event = function(type) {