diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/serials/serials-search.tt b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/serials/serials-search.tt
index cc25c6895c..0c937bf4d7 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/serials/serials-search.tt
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/serials/serials-search.tt
@@ -31,7 +31,9 @@
     csrlt.fnAddFilters("filter", 750);
 
     $('#serialstabs').tabs();
-
+    $("#reopensub").click(function(){
+      return confirm(_("Are you sure you want to reopen this subscription?"));
+    });
  });
  //]]>
 </script>
@@ -237,7 +239,7 @@
                         </td>
                         <td>
                           [% UNLESS subscription.cannotedit %]
-                            <a href="/cgi-bin/koha/serials/serials-search.pl?subscriptionid=[% subscription.subscriptionid %]&amp;op=reopen&routing=[% subscription.routing %]&amp;searched=1&amp;title_filter=[% title_filter %]&amp;ISSN_filter=[% ISSN_filter %]&amp;EAN_filter=[% EAN_filter %]&amp;published_filter=[% publisher_filter %]&amp;bookseller_filter=[% bookseller_filter %]&amp;branch_filter=[% branch_filter %]" onclick="return confirm(_('Are you sure you want to reopen this subscription?'));">Reopen</a>
+                            <a href="/cgi-bin/koha/serials/serials-search.pl?subscriptionid=[% subscription.subscriptionid %]&amp;op=reopen&amp;routing=[% subscription.routing %]&amp;searched=1&amp;title_filter=[% title_filter %]&amp;ISSN_filter=[% ISSN_filter %]&amp;EAN_filter=[% EAN_filter %]&amp;published_filter=[% publisher_filter %]&amp;bookseller_filter=[% bookseller_filter %]&amp;branch_filter=[% branch_filter %]" id="reopensub">Reopen</a>
                           [% ELSE %]
                             Cannot edit
                           [% END %]