diff --git a/packages/dockview-core/src/__tests__/dockview/dockviewComponent.spec.ts b/packages/dockview-core/src/__tests__/dockview/dockviewComponent.spec.ts
index 02689e075..8f72affee 100644
--- a/packages/dockview-core/src/__tests__/dockview/dockviewComponent.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/dockview-core/src/__tests__/dockview/dockviewComponent.spec.ts
@@ -5823,9 +5823,9 @@ describe('dockviewComponent', () => {
                 });
             });
 
-            test('onDidBlockPopout event is emitted', async () => {
+            test('onDidOpenPoputWindowFail event is emitted', async () => {
                 const onDidBlockPopoutHandler = jest.fn();
-                dockview.onDidBlockPopout(onDidBlockPopoutHandler);
+                dockview.onDidOpenPopoutWindowFail(onDidBlockPopoutHandler);
 
                 await dockview.addPopoutGroup(panel.group);
 
diff --git a/packages/dockview-core/src/api/component.api.ts b/packages/dockview-core/src/api/component.api.ts
index 555abf1f0..f919d779f 100644
--- a/packages/dockview-core/src/api/component.api.ts
+++ b/packages/dockview-core/src/api/component.api.ts
@@ -749,8 +749,8 @@ export class DockviewApi implements CommonApi<SerializedDockview> {
         return this.component.onDidPopoutGroupPositionChange;
     }
 
-    get onDidBlockPopout(): Event<void> {
-        return this.component.onDidBlockPopout;
+    get onDidOpenPopoutWindowFail(): Event<void> {
+        return this.component.onDidOpenPopoutWindowFail;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/packages/dockview-core/src/dockview/components/titlebar/tabs.ts b/packages/dockview-core/src/dockview/components/titlebar/tabs.ts
index 062c1e683..53486ed7c 100644
--- a/packages/dockview-core/src/dockview/components/titlebar/tabs.ts
+++ b/packages/dockview-core/src/dockview/components/titlebar/tabs.ts
@@ -251,9 +251,6 @@ export class Tabs extends CompositeDisposable {
     delete(id: string): void {
         const index = this.indexOf(id);
         const tabToRemove = this._tabs.splice(index, 1)[0];
-        if (!tabToRemove) {
-            return;
-        }
 
         const { value, disposable } = tabToRemove;
 
diff --git a/packages/dockview-core/src/dockview/dockviewComponent.ts b/packages/dockview-core/src/dockview/dockviewComponent.ts
index c06f1c776..2bed69abd 100644
--- a/packages/dockview-core/src/dockview/dockviewComponent.ts
+++ b/packages/dockview-core/src/dockview/dockviewComponent.ts
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ export interface IDockviewComponent extends IBaseGrid<DockviewGroupPanel> {
     readonly onDidMaximizedGroupChange: Event<DockviewMaximizedGroupChanged>;
     readonly onDidPopoutGroupSizeChange: Event<PopoutGroupChangeSizeEvent>;
     readonly onDidPopoutGroupPositionChange: Event<PopoutGroupChangePositionEvent>;
-    readonly onDidBlockPopout: Event<void>;
+    readonly onDidOpenPopoutWindowFail: Event<void>;
     readonly options: DockviewComponentOptions;
     updateOptions(options: DockviewOptions): void;
     moveGroupOrPanel(options: MoveGroupOrPanelOptions): void;
@@ -320,8 +320,9 @@ export class DockviewComponent
     readonly onDidPopoutGroupPositionChange: Event<PopoutGroupChangePositionEvent> =
         this._onDidPopoutGroupPositionChange.event;
 
-    private readonly _onDidBlockPopout = new Emitter<void>();
-    readonly onDidBlockPopout: Event<void> = this._onDidBlockPopout.event;
+    private readonly _onDidOpenPopoutWindowFail = new Emitter<void>();
+    readonly onDidOpenPopoutWindowFail: Event<void> =
+        this._onDidOpenPopoutWindowFail.event;
 
     private readonly _onDidLayoutFromJSON = new Emitter<void>();
     readonly onDidLayoutFromJSON: Event<void> = this._onDidLayoutFromJSON.event;
@@ -509,7 +510,7 @@ export class DockviewComponent
             this._onDidOptionsChange,
             this._onDidPopoutGroupSizeChange,
             this._onDidPopoutGroupPositionChange,
-            this._onDidBlockPopout,
+            this._onDidOpenPopoutWindowFail,
             this.onDidViewVisibilityChangeMicroTaskQueue(() => {
                 this.updateWatermark();
             }),
@@ -739,13 +740,17 @@ export class DockviewComponent
                 } else {
                     group = this.createGroup({ id: groupId });
                     if (popoutContainer) {
-                      this._onDidAddGroup.fire(group);
+                        this._onDidAddGroup.fire(group);
                     }
                 }
 
                 if (popoutContainer === null) {
+                    console.error(
+                        'dockview: failed to create popout. perhaps you need to allow pop-ups for this website'
+                    );
+
                     popoutWindowDisposable.dispose();
-                    this._onDidBlockPopout.fire();
+                    this._onDidOpenPopoutWindowFail.fire();
 
                     // if the popout window was blocked, we need to move the group back to the reference group
                     // and set it to visible
@@ -988,7 +993,7 @@ export class DockviewComponent
                 return true;
             })
             .catch((err) => {
-                console.error('dockview: failed to create popout window', err);
+                console.error('dockview: failed to create popout.', err);
                 return false;
             });
     }
diff --git a/packages/docs/sandboxes/react/dockview/popout-group/src/app.tsx b/packages/docs/sandboxes/react/dockview/popout-group/src/app.tsx
index 1af0cf9bc..ce4585bac 100644
--- a/packages/docs/sandboxes/react/dockview/popout-group/src/app.tsx
+++ b/packages/docs/sandboxes/react/dockview/popout-group/src/app.tsx
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ export const App = (props: { theme?: string }) => {
 
     const load = (api: DockviewApi) => {
         api.clear();
-        api.onDidBlockPopout(() => {
+        api.onDidOpenPopoutWindowFail(() => {
             console.log('Popout blocked');
         });
         if (layout) {