diff --git a/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/DataversePage.java b/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/DataversePage.java
index 62ea74f1f21..7f8a12c8753 100644
--- a/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/DataversePage.java
+++ b/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/DataversePage.java
@@ -660,11 +660,12 @@ public String save() {
         }
     }
 
-    public void cancel(ActionEvent e) {
+    public String cancel() {
         // reset values
         dataverse = dataverseService.find(dataverse.getId());
         ownerId = dataverse.getOwner() != null ? dataverse.getOwner().getId() : null;
         editMode = null;
+        return "/dataverse.xhtml?alias=" + dataverse.getAlias() + "&faces-redirect=true";
     }
 
     public boolean isRootDataverse() {
diff --git a/src/main/webapp/dataverse.xhtml b/src/main/webapp/dataverse.xhtml
index 39107a8acfa..6d264f84415 100644
--- a/src/main/webapp/dataverse.xhtml
+++ b/src/main/webapp/dataverse.xhtml
@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@
                         <p:commandButton id="save" styleClass="btn btn-default" tabindex="9" value="#{DataversePage.dataverse.id == null ? bundle.createDataverse : bundle.saveChanges}" action="#{DataversePage.save}" update="@all">
                             <f:ajax onerror="window.scrollTo(0, 0)" />
                         </p:commandButton>
-                        <p:commandButton id="cancel" styleClass="btn btn-link" tabindex="10" value="#{bundle.cancel}" actionListener="#{DataversePage.cancel}" process="@this" update="@form,:searchResults,:messagePanel" rendered="#{DataversePage.dataverse.id != null}" oncomplete="javascript:bind_bsui_components();initCarousel();"/>
+                        <p:commandButton id="cancel" styleClass="btn btn-link" tabindex="10" value="#{bundle.cancel}" action="#{DataversePage.cancel}"  rendered="#{DataversePage.dataverse.id != null}"/>
                         <p:button id="cancelCreate" styleClass="btn btn-link" tabindex="10" value="#{bundle.cancel}" outcome="/dataverse.xhtml?alias=#{DataversePage.dataverse.owner.alias}" rendered="#{DataversePage.dataverse.id == null and DataversePage.ownerId != null}"/>
                     </div>