diff --git a/SlideMenuController/Classes/SlideMenuController.swift b/SlideMenuController/Classes/SlideMenuController.swift
index 97a3bf2..69eb7e2 100644
--- a/SlideMenuController/Classes/SlideMenuController.swift
+++ b/SlideMenuController/Classes/SlideMenuController.swift
@@ -362,6 +362,11 @@ public class SlideMenuController: BaseViewController {
     leftContainerView.isUserInteractionEnabled = false
     rightContainerView.isUserInteractionEnabled = false
     mainViewController?.view.isUserInteractionEnabled = true
+
+    if mainContainerTapGesture != nil {
+        removeTapGesture(mainContainerTapGesture, ofView: mainContainerView)
+        mainContainerTapGesture = nil
+    }
     
     let animator = createAnimator()
       .beforeAnimations { [weak self] in