diff --git a/org.eclipse.mylyn.reviews.r4e.ui/src/org/eclipse/mylyn/reviews/r4e/ui/internal/editors/EditorProxy.java b/org.eclipse.mylyn.reviews.r4e.ui/src/org/eclipse/mylyn/reviews/r4e/ui/internal/editors/EditorProxy.java
index 083de28..2dcfc5f 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.mylyn.reviews.r4e.ui/src/org/eclipse/mylyn/reviews/r4e/ui/internal/editors/EditorProxy.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.mylyn.reviews.r4e.ui/src/org/eclipse/mylyn/reviews/r4e/ui/internal/editors/EditorProxy.java
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@
 			version = aContext.getTargetFileVersion();
 		} else if (null != aContext.getBaseFileVersion()) {
 			//File was removed, open the base then
-			version = aContext.getTargetFileVersion();
+			version = aContext.getBaseFileVersion();
 		} else {
 			//Show the error, the file was in another project and was not
 			//found when creating the commit review item