diff --git a/core/src/main/java/edu/umd/cs/piccolo/PCanvas.java b/core/src/main/java/edu/umd/cs/piccolo/PCanvas.java
index c0a021e..2b448b1 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/edu/umd/cs/piccolo/PCanvas.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/edu/umd/cs/piccolo/PCanvas.java
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@
                         newButton = MouseEvent.BUTTON3;
                     }
 
-                    return (newButton == 0) ? rawEvent : buildModifiedMouseEvent(rawEvent, eventType, newButton);
+                    return buildModifiedMouseEvent(rawEvent, eventType, newButton);                    
                 }
 
                 private boolean hasButtonModifier(final MouseEvent event, int buttonMask) {