diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/modal/edit-topic-auto-close.hbs b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/modal/edit-topic-auto-close.hbs
index 94ce2fd0ad6..fcf524920c1 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/modal/edit-topic-auto-close.hbs
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/modal/edit-topic-auto-close.hbs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<form {{action "saveAutoClose" on="submit"}}>
+<form>
   <div class="modal-body">
     {{auto-close-form autoCloseTime=model.auto_close_time
                       autoCloseValid=auto_close_valid
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
                       limited=model.details.auto_close_based_on_last_post }}
   </div>
   <div class="modal-footer">
-    {{d-button class="btn-primary" disabled=auto_close_invalid label="topic.auto_close_save"}}
+    {{d-button class="btn-primary" disabled=auto_close_invalid label="topic.auto_close_save" action="saveAutoClose"}}
     <a {{action "closeModal"}}>{{i18n 'cancel'}}</a>
     {{d-button class="pull-right" action="removeAutoClose" label="topic.auto_close_remove"}}
   </div>