diff --git a/addons/hr_holidays/hr_holidays.py b/addons/hr_holidays/hr_holidays.py
index 131d38d7001..8cd64585603 100644
--- a/addons/hr_holidays/hr_holidays.py
+++ b/addons/hr_holidays/hr_holidays.py
@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@ class hr_holidays(osv.osv):
         })
         wf_service = netsvc.LocalService("workflow")
         for id in ids:
+            wf_service.trg_delete(uid, 'hr.holidays', id, cr)
             wf_service.trg_create(uid, 'hr.holidays', id, cr)
         return True
 
diff --git a/addons/hr_holidays/hr_holidays_view.xml b/addons/hr_holidays/hr_holidays_view.xml
index 7740470ccc7..7c429c37310 100644
--- a/addons/hr_holidays/hr_holidays_view.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_holidays/hr_holidays_view.xml
@@ -93,11 +93,11 @@
                             <newline/>
                             <field name="state" colspan="2"/>
                             <group colspan="2" col="6">
-                                <button string="Refuse" name="refuse" states="confirm" type="workflow" icon="gtk-no" groups="base.group_hr_user,base.group_hr_manager"/>
+                                <button string="Refuse" name="refuse" states="confirm,validate1" type="workflow" icon="gtk-no" groups="base.group_hr_user,base.group_hr_manager"/>
                                 <button string="Confirm" name="confirm" states="draft" type="workflow" icon="gtk-yes"/>
                                 <button string="Approve" name="validate" states="confirm" type="workflow" icon="gtk-apply" groups="base.group_hr_user"/>
                                 <button string="Approved" name="second_validate" states="validate1" type="workflow" icon="gtk-apply" groups="base.group_hr_user"/>
-                                <button string="Set to Draft" name="set_to_draft" states="refuse,validate,validate1" type="object" icon="gtk-convert" groups="base.group_hr_user"/>
+                                <button string="Set to Draft" name="set_to_draft" states="refuse,validate" type="object" icon="gtk-convert" groups="base.group_hr_user"/>
                             </group>
                         </page>
                     </notebook>
@@ -135,11 +135,11 @@
                         <newline/>
                         <field name="state" colspan="2"/>
                         <group colspan="2" col="6">
-                            <button string="Refuse" name="refuse" states="confirm" type="workflow" icon="gtk-no" groups="base.group_hr_user"/>
+                            <button string="Refuse" name="refuse" states="confirm,validate1" type="workflow" icon="gtk-no" groups="base.group_hr_user"/>
                             <button string="Confirm" name="confirm" states="draft" type="workflow" icon="gtk-yes"/>
                             <button string="Approve" name="validate" states="confirm" type="workflow" icon="gtk-apply" groups="base.group_hr_user"/>
                             <button string="Approved" name="second_validate" states="validate1" type="workflow" icon="gtk-apply" groups="base.group_hr_user"/>
-                            <button string="Set to Draft" name="set_to_draft" states="cancel,validate,validate1" type="object" icon="gtk-convert" groups="base.group_hr_user"/>
+                            <button string="Set to Draft" name="set_to_draft" states="cancel,validate" type="object" icon="gtk-convert" groups="base.group_hr_user"/>
                         </group>
                     </page>
                 </notebook>