--- a/eric6_webbrowser.py	Tue Feb 05 19:35:13 2019 +0100
+++ b/eric6_webbrowser.py	Wed Feb 06 19:14:50 2019 +0100
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@
 
 from Helpviewer.HelpSingleApplication import HelpSingleApplicationClient
 
+app = None
+
 
 def createMainWidget(argv):
     """
@@ -134,6 +136,8 @@
     """
     Main entry point into the application.
     """
+    global app
+    
     options = [
         ("--config=configDir",
          "use the given directory as the one containing the config files"),