diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/preferences/preferences.js b/chrome/content/zotero/preferences/preferences.js
index c2744ec87d..0e04413c75 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/preferences/preferences.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/preferences/preferences.js
@@ -43,10 +43,6 @@ var Zotero_Preferences = {
 			if(io.pane) {
 				var pane = document.getElementById(io.pane);
 				document.getElementById('zotero-prefs').showPane(pane);
-				// Quick hack to support install prompt from PDF recognize option
-				if (io.action && io.action == 'pdftools-install') {
-					this.Search.checkPDFToolsDownloadVersion();
-				}
 			}
 		} else if(document.location.hash == "#cite") {
 			document.getElementById('zotero-prefs').showPane(document.getElementById("zotero-prefpane-cite"));
diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/preferences/preferences_search.js b/chrome/content/zotero/preferences/preferences_search.js
index 6aec06d879..064a2064e9 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/preferences/preferences_search.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/preferences/preferences_search.js
@@ -34,6 +34,12 @@ Zotero_Preferences.Search = {
 		this.updatePDFToolsStatus();
 		
 		this.updateIndexStats();
+		
+		// Quick hack to support install prompt from PDF recognize option
+		var io = window.arguments[0];
+		if (io.action && io.action == 'pdftools-install') {
+			this.checkPDFToolsDownloadVersion();
+		}
 	},
 	
 	/*