diff --git a/gajim/gui_menu_builder.py b/gajim/gui_menu_builder.py
index 2644ecdbb..030a7b5f8 100644
--- a/gajim/gui_menu_builder.py
+++ b/gajim/gui_menu_builder.py
@@ -686,10 +686,8 @@ def get_groupchat_menu(control_id):
 
 def get_bookmarks_menu(account, rebuild=False):
     con = app.connections[account]
-    boomarks = con.get_module('Bookmarks').get_sorted_bookmarks(
-        short_name=True)
-    if not boomarks:
-        return None
+    boomarks = con.get_module('Bookmarks').get_sorted_bookmarks(short_name=True)
+
     menu = Gio.Menu()
 
     # Build Join Groupchat