diff --git a/src/GEOMToolsGUI/GEOMToolsGUI_1.cxx b/src/GEOMToolsGUI/GEOMToolsGUI_1.cxx
index 23d894283..eb95c26bc 100644
--- a/src/GEOMToolsGUI/GEOMToolsGUI_1.cxx
+++ b/src/GEOMToolsGUI/GEOMToolsGUI_1.cxx
@@ -619,9 +619,9 @@ void GEOMToolsGUI::OnPublishObject() {
     return;
   } 
   
-  GEOMToolsGUI_PublishDlg * publishDlg =
+  GEOMToolsGUI_PublishDlg* publishDlg =
     new GEOMToolsGUI_PublishDlg( SUIT_Session::session()->activeApplication()->desktop() );
-  publishDlg->exec();
+  publishDlg->show();
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/GEOMToolsGUI/GEOMToolsGUI_PublishDlg.cxx b/src/GEOMToolsGUI/GEOMToolsGUI_PublishDlg.cxx
index cd864d326..07260a93b 100644
--- a/src/GEOMToolsGUI/GEOMToolsGUI_PublishDlg.cxx
+++ b/src/GEOMToolsGUI/GEOMToolsGUI_PublishDlg.cxx
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ GEOMToolsGUI_PublishDlg::GEOMToolsGUI_PublishDlg(QWidget* parent):
   QDialog(parent, Qt::WindowTitleHint | Qt::WindowSystemMenuHint)
 {
    setObjectName( "GEOMToolsGUI_PublishDlg" );
-   setModal( true );
+   setModal( false );
    setWindowTitle( tr( "GEOM_PUBLISH_OBJECTS_TLT" ) );
 
    setAttribute(Qt::WA_DeleteOnClose);