diff --git a/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/bootstrap/en/modules/sco/sco-main.tt b/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/bootstrap/en/modules/sco/sco-main.tt
index 14f543add4..317a8d3683 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/bootstrap/en/modules/sco/sco-main.tt
+++ b/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/bootstrap/en/modules/sco/sco-main.tt
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@
 
                             [% UNLESS ( renew ) %]
                                 <form action="/cgi-bin/koha/sco/sco-main.pl" name="confirmForm" class="inline" method="post">
-                                    <input type="hidden" name="op" value="checkout" />
+                                    <input type="hidden" name="op" value="renew" />
                                     <input type="hidden" name="patronid" value="[% patronid | html %]" />
                                     <input type="hidden" name="barcode" value="[% barcode | html %]" />
                                     <input type="hidden" name="confirmed" value="1" />
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@
                                   </form>
                             [% ELSE %]
                                 <form action="/cgi-bin/koha/sco/sco-main.pl" name="confirmForm" class="inline" method="post">
-                                    <input type="hidden" name="op" value="checkout" />
+                                    <input type="hidden" name="op" value="renew" />
                                     <input type="hidden" name="patronid" value="[% patronid | html %]" />
                                     <input type="hidden" name="barcode" value="[% barcode | html %]" />
                                     <input type="hidden" name="confirmed" value="1" />
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@
                                                         <input type="hidden" name="barcode" value="[% ISSUE.barcode | html %]" />
                                                         <input type="hidden" name="newissues" value="[% newissues | html %]" />
                                                         [% IF ISSUE.can_be_renewed %]
-                                                            <input type="hidden" name="op" value="checkout" />
+                                                            <input type="hidden" name="op" value="renew" />
                                                             <input type="hidden" name="confirmed" value="1" />
                                                             [% UNLESS ( ISSUE.renew ) %]
                                                                 <input type="submit" value="Renew item"  name="confirm  " class="btn renew" />
diff --git a/opac/sco/sco-main.pl b/opac/sco/sco-main.pl
index bbe0e9086a..dcb4c9278b 100755
--- a/opac/sco/sco-main.pl
+++ b/opac/sco/sco-main.pl
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ elsif ( $op eq "returnbook" && $allowselfcheckreturns ) {
     my ($doreturn) = AddReturn( $barcode, $branch );
     $template->param( returned => $doreturn );
 }
-elsif ( $patron and $op eq "checkout" ) {
+elsif ( $patron && ( $op eq 'checkout' || $op eq 'renew' ) ) {
     my $impossible  = {};
     my $needconfirm = {};
     ( $impossible, $needconfirm ) = CanBookBeIssued(
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ elsif ( $patron and $op eq "checkout" ) {
                 barcode    => $barcode,
             );
         }
-    } elsif ( $needconfirm->{RENEW_ISSUE} ) {
+    } elsif ( $needconfirm->{RENEW_ISSUE} || $op eq 'renew' ) {
         if ($confirmed) {
             #warn "renewing";
             AddRenewal( $borrower->{borrowernumber}, $item->{itemnumber} );