diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/issue.js.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/issue.js.coffee
index 1d57c24587d..ba5205fb471 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/issue.js.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/issue.js.coffee
@@ -16,12 +16,13 @@ class @Issue
 
   initIssueBtnEventListeners: ->
     $("a.btn-close, a.btn-reopen").on "click", (e) ->
+      console.log('closing')
       e.preventDefault()
       e.stopImmediatePropagation()
       $this = $(this)
       isClose = $this.hasClass('btn-close')
       $this.prop("disabled", true)
-      url = $this.data('url')
+      url = $this.attr('href')
       $.ajax
         type: 'PUT'
         url: url,
diff --git a/app/views/projects/issues/show.html.haml b/app/views/projects/issues/show.html.haml
index 9444a1c1d84..4ca122ba55f 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/issues/show.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/projects/issues/show.html.haml
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@
           = icon('plus')
           New Issue
       - if can?(current_user, :update_issue, @issue)
-        = link_to 'Reopen', '#', data: {no_turbolink: true, url: issue_path(@issue, issue: {state_event: :reopen}, status_only: true, format: 'json')}, class: "btn btn-grouped btn-reopen #{issue_button_visibility(@issue, false)}", title: 'Reopen Issue'
-        = link_to 'Close', '#', data: {no_turbolink: true, url: issue_path(@issue, issue: {state_event: :close}, status_only: true, format: 'json')}, class: "btn btn-grouped btn-close #{issue_button_visibility(@issue, true)}", title: 'Close Issue'
+        = link_to 'Reopen', issue_path(@issue, issue: {state_event: :reopen}, status_only: true, format: 'json'), data: {no_turbolink: true}, class: "btn btn-grouped btn-reopen #{issue_button_visibility(@issue, false)}", title: 'Reopen Issue'
+        = link_to 'Close', issue_path(@issue, issue: {state_event: :close}, status_only: true, format: 'json'), data: {no_turbolink: true}, class: "btn btn-grouped btn-close #{issue_button_visibility(@issue, true)}", title: 'Close Issue'
 
         = link_to edit_namespace_project_issue_path(@project.namespace, @project, @issue), class: 'btn btn-grouped issuable-edit' do
           = icon('pencil-square-o')