diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/js/mail_followers.js b/addons/mail/static/src/js/mail_followers.js
index 5750d005973..4606996c374 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/js/mail_followers.js
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/js/mail_followers.js
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ openerp_mail_followers = function(session, mail) {
         display_subscribers: function (records) {
             var self = this;
             this.is_subscriber = false;
-            if (this.view.get("actual_mode") !== "create"){self.update_subtype();}
+            if (this.view.get("actual_mode") === "edit"){self.update_subtype();}
             var user_list = this.$el.find('ul.oe_mail_followers_display').empty();
             this.$el.find('div.oe_mail_recthread_followers h4').html(this.params.title + ' (' + records.length + ')');
             _(records).each(function (record) {