diff --git a/plugins/poll/assets/javascripts/poll_ui.js b/plugins/poll/assets/javascripts/poll_ui.js
index 2cc8da4c6ba..4e4bc8a560f 100644
--- a/plugins/poll/assets/javascripts/poll_ui.js
+++ b/plugins/poll/assets/javascripts/poll_ui.js
@@ -1,12 +1,17 @@
 var Poll = Discourse.Model.extend({
   post: null,
   options: [],
+  closed: false,
 
   postObserver: function() {
-    this.updateOptionsFromJson(this.get('post.poll_details'));
+    this.updateFromJson(this.get('post.poll_details'));
   }.observes('post.poll_details'),
 
-  updateOptionsFromJson: function(json) {
+  fetchNewPostDetails: function() {
+    this.get('post.topic.postStream').triggerChangedPost(this.get('post.id'), this.get('post.topic.updated_at'));
+  }.observes('post.topic.title'),
+
+  updateFromJson: function(json) {
     var selectedOption = json["selected"];
 
     var options = [];
@@ -18,6 +23,8 @@ var Poll = Discourse.Model.extend({
       }));
     });
     this.set('options', options);
+
+    this.set('closed', json.closed);
   },
 
   saveVote: function(option) {
@@ -29,16 +36,16 @@ var Poll = Discourse.Model.extend({
       type: "PUT",
       data: {post_id: this.get('post.id'), option: option}
     }).then(function(newJSON) {
-      this.updateOptionsFromJson(newJSON);
+      this.updateFromJson(newJSON);
     }.bind(this));
   }
 });
 
 var PollController = Discourse.Controller.extend({
   poll: null,
-  showResults: Em.computed.oneWay('poll.post.poll_details.closed'),
+  showResults: Em.computed.oneWay('poll.closed'),
 
-  disableRadio: Em.computed.any('poll.post.poll_details.closed', 'loading'),
+  disableRadio: Em.computed.any('poll.closed', 'loading'),
 
   actions: {
     selectOption: function(option) {
@@ -80,7 +87,7 @@ function initializePollView(self) {
   var pollDetails = post.get('poll_details');
 
   var poll = Poll.create({post: post});
-  poll.updateOptionsFromJson(pollDetails);
+  poll.updateFromJson(pollDetails);
 
   var pollController = PollController.create({
     poll: poll,
diff --git a/plugins/poll/config/locales/server.en.yml b/plugins/poll/config/locales/server.en.yml
index 143aac27f3d..3a74435068c 100644
--- a/plugins/poll/config/locales/server.en.yml
+++ b/plugins/poll/config/locales/server.en.yml
@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@ en:
     must_contain_poll_options: "must contain a list of poll options"
     cannot_have_modified_options: "cannot be modified after the first five minutes. Contact a moderator if you need to change them."
     cannot_add_or_remove_options: "can only be edited, not added or removed. If you need to add or remove options you should lock this topic and create a new one."
-    prefix: "Poll:"
-    closed_prefix: "Closed Poll:"
+    prefix: "Poll"
+    closed_prefix: "Closed Poll"
diff --git a/plugins/poll/config/locales/server.es.yml b/plugins/poll/config/locales/server.es.yml
index f4b8e771019..bc6c0bb2a71 100644
--- a/plugins/poll/config/locales/server.es.yml
+++ b/plugins/poll/config/locales/server.es.yml
@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@ es:
     must_contain_poll_options: "debe que contener una lista con las respuestas de la encuesta"
     cannot_have_modified_options: "no se pueden modificar las respuestas de la encuesta pasados 5 minutos"
     cannot_add_or_remove_options: "solo se puede modificar, no se pueden añadir o quitar. Si necesitas añadir o quitar respuestas debes bloquear este tema y crear una encuesta nueva."
-    prefix: "Encuesta:"
-    closed_prefix: "Encuesta Cerrada:"
+    prefix: "Encuesta"
+    closed_prefix: "Encuesta Cerrada"
diff --git a/plugins/poll/config/locales/server.fr.yml b/plugins/poll/config/locales/server.fr.yml
index fc857f72d1a..0372d6abe0f 100644
--- a/plugins/poll/config/locales/server.fr.yml
+++ b/plugins/poll/config/locales/server.fr.yml
@@ -19,5 +19,5 @@ fr:
     must_contain_poll_options: "doit contenir une liste d'options pour le sondage"
     cannot_have_modified_options: "ne peuvent pas être modifiés après 5 minutes. Merci de contacter un moderateur, si vous souhaitez les modifier"
     cannot_add_or_remove_options: "peuvent seulement être modifiés. Si vous souhaitez en supprimer ou en ajouter, veuillez créer un nouveau sujet."
-    prefix: "Sondage\\s?:"
-    closed_prefix: "Sondage fermé\\s?:"
+    prefix: "Sondage "
+    closed_prefix: "Sondage fermé "
diff --git a/plugins/poll/config/locales/server.it.yml b/plugins/poll/config/locales/server.it.yml
index 0d92f3bf3ed..096fae740ef 100644
--- a/plugins/poll/config/locales/server.it.yml
+++ b/plugins/poll/config/locales/server.it.yml
@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@ it:
     must_contain_poll_options: "deve contenere una lista di opzioni per il sondaggio"
     cannot_have_modified_options: "non possono essere modificate dopo i primi cinque minuti. Contatta un moderatore se hai bisogno di cambiarle."
     cannot_add_or_remove_options: "non possono essere modificate, aggiunte o rimosse. Se vuoi aggiungere o rimuovere opzioni al sondaggio, devi bloccare questo topice crearne uno nuovo."
-    prefix: "Sondaggio:"
-    closed_prefix: "Sondaggio Chiuso:"
+    prefix: "Sondaggio"
+    closed_prefix: "Sondaggio Chiuso"
diff --git a/plugins/poll/poll.rb b/plugins/poll/poll.rb
index 5fec9296588..57d8632cf3a 100644
--- a/plugins/poll/poll.rb
+++ b/plugins/poll/poll.rb
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ module ::PollPlugin
         return false
       end
 
-      topic.title =~ /^(#{I18n.t('poll.prefix')}|#{I18n.t('poll.closed_prefix')})/i
+      topic.title =~ /^(#{I18n.t('poll.prefix').strip}|#{I18n.t('poll.closed_prefix').strip})\s?:/i
     end
 
     def has_poll_details?
diff --git a/plugins/poll/spec/poll_plugin/poll_spec.rb b/plugins/poll/spec/poll_plugin/poll_spec.rb
index 1c32d87fb5a..caa1c45236a 100644
--- a/plugins/poll/spec/poll_plugin/poll_spec.rb
+++ b/plugins/poll/spec/poll_plugin/poll_spec.rb
@@ -14,12 +14,12 @@ describe PollPlugin::Poll do
     expect(poll.is_poll?).to be_false
   end
 
-  it "allows the prefix translation to contain regular expressions" do
-    topic.title = "Poll : This might be a poll"
+  it "strips whitespace from the prefix translation" do
+    topic.title = "Polll: This might be a poll"
     topic.save
     expect(PollPlugin::Poll.new(post).is_poll?).to be_false
-    I18n.expects(:t).with('poll.prefix').returns("Poll\\s?:")
-    I18n.expects(:t).with('poll.closed_prefix').returns("Closed Poll\\s?:")
+    I18n.expects(:t).with('poll.prefix').returns("Polll ")
+    I18n.expects(:t).with('poll.closed_prefix').returns("Closed Poll ")
     expect(PollPlugin::Poll.new(post).is_poll?).to be_true
   end