diff --git a/pygame_menu/widgets/widget/textinput.py b/pygame_menu/widgets/widget/textinput.py
index 5211e2d0..3bdabc54 100644
--- a/pygame_menu/widgets/widget/textinput.py
+++ b/pygame_menu/widgets/widget/textinput.py
@@ -1295,6 +1295,7 @@ def _copy(self) -> bool:
         except PyperclipException as e:
             if self._verbose:
                 clipboard_warn(e, 'Copying')
+            return False
 
         self._block_copy_paste = True
         return True
diff --git a/test/test_widget_textinput.py b/test/test_widget_textinput.py
index 27574724..c4704dac 100644
--- a/test/test_widget_textinput.py
+++ b/test/test_widget_textinput.py
@@ -403,8 +403,8 @@ def test_copy_paste(self) -> None:
         textinput_copy.set_value('this value should be cropped as this is longer than the max char')
         self.assertFalse(textinput_copy._block_copy_paste)
         textinput_copy._copy()
-        self.assertTrue(textinput_copy._block_copy_paste)
-        textinput_copy._block_copy_paste = False
+        if textinput_copy._block_copy_paste:  # Otherwise, an exception happened
+            textinput_copy._block_copy_paste = False
         textinput_copy._select_all()
         textinput_copy._cut()
         self.assertEqual(textinput_copy.get_value(), '')