diff --git a/addons/base/static/src/js/chrome.js b/addons/base/static/src/js/chrome.js
index 4c1e1962d88..86549eca001 100644
--- a/addons/base/static/src/js/chrome.js
+++ b/addons/base/static/src/js/chrome.js
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ openerp.base.Session = openerp.base.BasicController.extend( /** @lends openerp.b
                     } else {
                         error_callback(response.error);
                     }
-                } else {
+                } else if (success_callback) {
                     success_callback(response["result"], textStatus, jqXHR);
                 }
             },