diff --git a/htdocs/core/js/lib_foot.js.php b/htdocs/core/js/lib_foot.js.php
index 06a5ecef2e9..224caed534c 100644
--- a/htdocs/core/js/lib_foot.js.php
+++ b/htdocs/core/js/lib_foot.js.php
@@ -118,8 +118,10 @@ if (empty($conf->dol_no_mouse_hover)) {
 					success: function(response){
 						// Setting content option
 						console.log("ajax success");
-						elemfortooltip.tooltip("option","content",response);
-						elemfortooltip.tooltip("open");
+						if (elemfortooltip.is(":hover")) {
+							elemfortooltip.tooltip("option","content",response);
+							elemfortooltip.tooltip("open");
+						}
 					}
 				});
 			 }, opendelay));