diff --git a/WebContent/localization/OSRM.Locale.de.js b/WebContent/localization/OSRM.Locale.de.js
index 86c555fb6..b1dde0154 100644
--- a/WebContent/localization/OSRM.Locale.de.js
+++ b/WebContent/localization/OSRM.Locale.de.js
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ OSRM.Localization["de"] = {
 "NO_ROUTE_FOUND": "Keine Route hierher möglich",
 // printing
 "OVERVIEW_MAP": "Übersichtskarte",
+"NO_ROUTE_SELECTED": "Keine Route ausgewählt",
 // directions
 "N": "Norden",
 "E": "Ost",
diff --git a/WebContent/localization/OSRM.Locale.en.js b/WebContent/localization/OSRM.Locale.en.js
index 1210ce2e7..8f20a94ef 100644
--- a/WebContent/localization/OSRM.Locale.en.js
+++ b/WebContent/localization/OSRM.Locale.en.js
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ OSRM.Localization["en"] = {
 "NO_ROUTE_FOUND": "No route possible",
 //printing
 "OVERVIEW_MAP": "Overview Map",
+"NO_ROUTE_SELECTED": "No route selected",
 // directions
 "N": "north",
 "E": "east",
diff --git a/WebContent/localization/OSRM.Locale.fi.js b/WebContent/localization/OSRM.Locale.fi.js
index a650fadab..ab63bc61f 100644
--- a/WebContent/localization/OSRM.Locale.fi.js
+++ b/WebContent/localization/OSRM.Locale.fi.js
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ OSRM.Localization["fi"] = {
 "NO_ROUTE_FOUND": "Reittiä ei löytynyt",
 //printing
 "OVERVIEW_MAP": "Yleiskuvakartta",
+"NO_ROUTE_SELECTED": "Ei reitti valittu",
 // directions
 "N": "pohjoiseen",
 "E": "itään",
diff --git a/WebContent/localization/OSRM.Locale.fr.js b/WebContent/localization/OSRM.Locale.fr.js
index 3629455a2..783ecefac 100644
--- a/WebContent/localization/OSRM.Locale.fr.js
+++ b/WebContent/localization/OSRM.Locale.fr.js
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ OSRM.Localization["fr"] = {
 "NO_ROUTE_FOUND": "Pas d’itinéraire possible",
 //printing
 "OVERVIEW_MAP": "Overview Map",
+"NO_ROUTE_SELECTED": "Pas d’itinéraire choisi",
 // directions
 "N": "nord",
 "E": "est",
diff --git a/WebContent/printing/OSRM.Printing.js b/WebContent/printing/OSRM.Printing.js
index b87861a53..383726589 100644
--- a/WebContent/printing/OSRM.Printing.js
+++ b/WebContent/printing/OSRM.Printing.js
@@ -35,6 +35,12 @@ init: function() {
 	input_mask_header.appendChild(icon,input_mask_header.lastChild);
 	
 	document.getElementById("gui-printer-inactive").onclick = OSRM.Printing.openPrintWindow;
+	
+	OSRM.Browser.onUnloadHandler( OSRM.Printing.uninit );	
+},
+uninit: function() {
+	if(OSRM.G.printwindow)
+		OSRM.G.printwindow.close();
 },
 		
 
@@ -128,14 +134,14 @@ show: function(response) {
 	// draw map
 	var positions = OSRM.G.route.getPositions();
 	var tile_server_id = OSRM.G.map.getActiveLayerId();
-	var zoom = print_window.drawMap( OSRM.DEFAULTS.TILE_SERVERS[tile_server_id], new L.LatLngBounds( positions ) );
+	var zoom = print_window.OSRM.drawMap( OSRM.DEFAULTS.TILE_SERVERS[tile_server_id], new L.LatLngBounds( positions ) );
 	
 	// draw markers
-	print_window.prefetchIcons( OSRM.G.images );
-	print_window.drawMarkers( OSRM.G.markers.route );
+	print_window.OSRM.prefetchIcons( OSRM.G.images );
+	print_window.OSRM.drawMarkers( OSRM.G.markers.route );
 	
 	// draw route & query for better geometry	
-	print_window.drawRoute( positions );
+	print_window.OSRM.drawRoute( positions );
 	OSRM.JSONP.call(OSRM.Routing._buildCall()+'&z='+zoom+'&instructions=false', OSRM.Printing.drawRoute, OSRM.Printing.timeoutRoute, OSRM.DEFAULTS.JSONP_TIMEOUT, 'print');
 },
 timeoutRoute: function() {},
@@ -143,13 +149,13 @@ drawRoute: function(response) {
 	if(!response)
 		return;
 	var positions = OSRM.RoutingGeometry._decode(response.route_geometry, 5);
-	OSRM.G.printwindow.drawRoute( positions );
+	OSRM.G.printwindow.OSRM.drawRoute( positions );
 },
 
 
 // opens the print window and closes old instances
 openPrintWindow: function() {
-	// do not open window if there is no route to draw
+	// do not open window if there is no route to draw (should never trigger!)
 	if( !OSRM.G.route.isRoute() || !OSRM.G.route.isShown() )
 		return;
 	
@@ -167,16 +173,21 @@ printWindowLoaded: function(){
 	var print_window = OSRM.G.printwindow;
 	var print_document = print_window.document;
 	
-	// add events
-	print_document.getElementById('gui-printer').onclick = print_window.printWindow;
-	
 	// localization 
 	print_document.getElementById('description-label').innerHTML = OSRM.loc( "ROUTE_DESCRIPTION" );
-	print_document.getElementById('overview-map-label').innerHTML = OSRM.loc( "OVERVIEW_MAP" );
-
+	print_document.getElementById('overview-map-label').innerHTML = OSRM.loc( "OVERVIEW_MAP" );	
+	if( !OSRM.G.route.isRoute() || !OSRM.G.route.isShown() ) {		// error message if no route available (can trigger if user refreshes print-window)
+		print_document.getElementById("description").innerHTML = OSRM.loc("NO_ROUTE_SELECTED");
+		return;	
+	}
+	
 	// add routing content
 	OSRM.Printing.show( OSRM.G.response );
 	
+	// add events
+	print_document.getElementById("gui-printer-inactive").id = "gui-printer";	
+	print_document.getElementById('gui-printer').onclick = print_window.printWindow;	
+	
 	// finally, focus on printwindow
 	print_window.focus();
 }
diff --git a/WebContent/printing/printing.css b/WebContent/printing/printing.css
index c09d75ea1..9002c7c17 100644
--- a/WebContent/printing/printing.css
+++ b/WebContent/printing/printing.css
@@ -135,6 +135,14 @@ div.label
 	min-width:10px;
 	min-height:10px;
 }
+.not-selectable
+{
+	cursor:default;
+	-moz-user-select: -moz-none;  
+	-webkit-user-select: none;  
+	-ms-user-select: none;
+	user-select: none;
+}
 @media print {
 .pagebreak
 {
@@ -217,6 +225,11 @@ div.label
 {
 	background-image:url("../images/printer_active.png");
 }
+#gui-printer-inactive
+{
+	cursor:default;
+	background-image:url("../images/printer_inactive.png");
+}
 
 
 /* table */
diff --git a/WebContent/printing/printing.html b/WebContent/printing/printing.html
index 4e53a0cc3..0d4b0966a 100644
--- a/WebContent/printing/printing.html
+++ b/WebContent/printing/printing.html
@@ -45,22 +45,22 @@ or see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl.txt.
 
 
 <!-- body -->
-<body class="base-font">
+<body class="base-font not-selectable">
 
 <!--  header -->
 <div id="printing-header" class="noprint">
-<div id="gui-printer" class="iconic-button top-right-button"></div>
+<div id="gui-printer-inactive" class="iconic-button top-right-button"></div>
 </div>
 
 <!--description-->
-<div id="description-label" class="label">Route Description</div>
+<div id="description-label" class="label"></div>
 <div id="description" class="box"></div>
 
 <!--map-->
 <div class="pagebreak"></div>
 <div class="quad noprint"></div>
 <div class="quad noprint"></div>
-<div id="overview-map-label" class="label">Overview Map</div>
+<div id="overview-map-label" class="label"></div>
 <div id="overview-map-description" class="box"></div>
 <div id="overview-map"></div>
 
diff --git a/WebContent/printing/printing.js b/WebContent/printing/printing.js
index 2cd947367..a8c272001 100644
--- a/WebContent/printing/printing.js
+++ b/WebContent/printing/printing.js
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ function printWindow() {
 
 //prefetch icons
 OSRM.GLOBALS.icons = {};
-prefetchIcons = function(images_list) {
+OSRM.prefetchIcons = function(images_list) {
 	var icon_list = [	{id:'marker-source',					image_id:'marker-source'},
 						{id:'marker-target',					image_id:'marker-target'},
 						{id:'marker-via',						image_id:'marker-via'},
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ prefetchIcons = function(images_list) {
 
 
 // function to initialize a map in the new window
-function drawMap(tile_server, bounds) {
+OSRM.drawMap = function(tile_server, bounds) {
  	// setup map
 	var tile_layer = new L.TileLayer(tile_server.url, tile_server.options);
 	OSRM.G.map = new OSRM.MapView("overview-map", {
@@ -70,29 +70,30 @@ function drawMap(tile_server, bounds) {
 	
 	OSRM.G.map.fitBoundsUI(bounds);
 	return OSRM.G.map.getBoundsZoom(bounds);
-}
+};
 
 
 // manage makers
-function drawMarkers( markers ) {
+OSRM.drawMarkers = function( markers ) {
 	OSRM.G.map.addLayer( new L.MouseMarker( markers[0].getPosition(), {draggable:false,clickable:false,icon:OSRM.G.icons['marker-source']} ) );
 	for(var i=1, size=markers.length-1; i<size; i++)
 		OSRM.G.map.addLayer( new L.MouseMarker( markers[i].getPosition(), {draggable:false,clickable:false,icon:OSRM.G.icons['marker-via']} ) );
 	OSRM.G.map.addLayer( new L.MouseMarker( markers[markers.length-1].getPosition(), {draggable:false,clickable:false,icon:OSRM.G.icons['marker-target']} ) );
-}
+};
 
 
 // manage route
-function drawRoute( positions ) {
+OSRM.drawRoute = function( positions ) {
 	OSRM.G.route = new L.DashedPolyline();
 	OSRM.G.route.setLatLngs( positions );
 	OSRM.G.route.setStyle( {dashed:false,clickable:false,color:'#0033FF', weight:5} );
 	OSRM.G.map.addLayer( OSRM.G.route );	
-}
-function updateRoute( positions ) {
+};
+OSRM.updateRoute = function( positions ) {
 	OSRM.G.route.setLatLngs( positions );
-}
+};
 
 
-// start populating the window when it is fully loaded
-window.opener.OSRM.Browser.onLoadHandler( window.opener.OSRM.Printing.printWindowLoaded, window );
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+// start populating the window when it is fully loaded - and only if it was loaded from OSRM 
+if(window.opener && window.opener.OSRM)
+	window.opener.OSRM.Browser.onLoadHandler( window.opener.OSRM.Printing.printWindowLoaded, window );
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diff --git a/WebContent/utils/OSRM.browsers.js b/WebContent/utils/OSRM.browsers.js
index 9d4d7ec8f..65b24eef9 100644
--- a/WebContent/utils/OSRM.browsers.js
+++ b/WebContent/utils/OSRM.browsers.js
@@ -67,4 +67,15 @@ OSRM.Browser.onLoadHandler = function( function_pointer, the_window ) {
 		};
 		the_document.attachEvent("onreadystatechange", temp_function);
 	}
+};
+OSRM.Browser.onUnloadHandler = function( function_pointer, the_window ) {
+	the_window = the_window || window;			// default document
+	var the_document = the_window.document;
+	
+	if(the_window.addEventListener) {			// FF, CH, IE9+
+		the_window.addEventListener("unload", function_pointer, false);
+	}
+	else if(the_document.attachEvent) {			// IE8-
+		the_document.attachEvent("onunload", function_pointer);
+	}
 };
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