diff --git a/templates/issue/view.tmpl b/templates/issue/view.tmpl
index 6f0a38480..516206da9 100644
--- a/templates/issue/view.tmpl
+++ b/templates/issue/view.tmpl
@@ -87,10 +87,8 @@
                             <div class="text-right">
                                 <div class="form-group">
                                     {{if .Issue.IsClosed}}
-                                    <input type="hidden" value="reopen" name="change_status"/>
-                                    <button class="btn-default btn issue-open" id="issue-open-btn" data-origin="Re-Open" data-text="Re-Open & Comment">Reopen</button>{{else}}
-                                    <input type="hidden" value="close" name="change_status"/>
-                                    <button class="btn-default btn issue-close" id="issue-close-btn" data-origin="Close" data-text="Close & Comment">Close</button>{{end}}&nbsp;&nbsp;
+                                    <input type="submit" class="btn-default btn issue-open" id="issue-open-btn" data-origin="Re-Open" data-text="Re-Open & Comment" name="change_status" value="Reopen"/>{{else}}
+                                    <input type="submit" class="btn-default btn issue-close" id="issue-close-btn" data-origin="Close" data-text="Close & Comment" name="change_status" value="Close"/>{{end}}&nbsp;&nbsp;
                                     <button class="btn-success btn" id="issue-reply-btn">Comment</button>
                                 </div>
                             </div>