diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/js/mail.js b/addons/mail/static/src/js/mail.js
index 4df49b6a273..527a57fa481 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/js/mail.js
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/js/mail.js
@@ -1709,7 +1709,10 @@ openerp.mail = function (session) {
         * contain the menu widget and the the sub menu related of this wall
         */
         do_reload_menu_emails: function () {
-            var menu = this.getParent().getParent().__parentedParent.menu || this.getParent().getParent().getParent().getParent().__parentedParent.menu;
+            var menu = session.webclient.menu;
+            if (!menu) {
+                return $.when();
+            }
             return menu.rpc("/web/menu/load_needaction", {'menu_ids': [menu.current_menu]}).done(function(r) {
                 menu.on_needaction_loaded(r);
             }).then(function () {