diff --git a/addons/photoswipe/rx_photoswipe.js b/addons/photoswipe/rx_photoswipe.js
index 62621c673..4dbf8bf7c 100644
--- a/addons/photoswipe/rx_photoswipe.js
+++ b/addons/photoswipe/rx_photoswipe.js
@@ -63,9 +63,6 @@ var initPhotoSwipeFromDOM = function(gallerySelector) {
 
 	// triggers when user clicks on thumbnail
 	var onThumbnailsClick = function(e) {
-		e = e || window.event;
-		e.preventDefault ? e.preventDefault() : e.returnValue = false;
-
 		var eTarget = e.target || e.srcElement;
 
 		// find root element of slide
@@ -76,6 +73,9 @@ var initPhotoSwipeFromDOM = function(gallerySelector) {
 		if(!clickedListItem) {
 			return;
 		}
+		
+		e = e || window.event;
+		e.preventDefault ? e.preventDefault() : e.returnValue = false;
 
 		// find index of clicked item by looping through all child nodes
 		// alternatively, you may define index via data- attribute