diff --git a/lib/nerdtree/ui.vim b/lib/nerdtree/ui.vim
index 417e6ae..41ec21d 100644
--- a/lib/nerdtree/ui.vim
+++ b/lib/nerdtree/ui.vim
@@ -325,16 +325,20 @@ endfunction
 "Saves the current cursor position in the current buffer and the window
 "scroll position
 function! s:UI.saveScreenState()
+
+    "FIXME: b:NERDTreeType should really me moved to b:NERDTree.type. Update
+    "this when that refactor is done
+    if b:NERDTreeType == "secondary"
+        return
+    endif
+
     let win = winnr()
-    try
-        call g:NERDTree.CursorToTreeWin()
-        let self._screenState = {}
-        let self._screenState['oldPos'] = getpos(".")
-        let self._screenState['oldTopLine'] = line("w0")
-        let self._screenState['oldWindowSize']= winwidth("")
-        call nerdtree#exec(win . "wincmd w")
-    catch /^NERDTree.InvalidOperationError/
-    endtry
+    call g:NERDTree.CursorToTreeWin()
+    let self._screenState = {}
+    let self._screenState['oldPos'] = getpos(".")
+    let self._screenState['oldTopLine'] = line("w0")
+    let self._screenState['oldWindowSize']= winwidth("")
+    call nerdtree#exec(win . "wincmd w")
 endfunction
 
 "FUNCTION: s:UI._stripMarkup(line, removeLeadingSpaces){{{1