diff --git a/addons/hr_payroll/hr_payroll.py b/addons/hr_payroll/hr_payroll.py
index 5937bb7d67e..2f1dbe96007 100644
--- a/addons/hr_payroll/hr_payroll.py
+++ b/addons/hr_payroll/hr_payroll.py
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ class hr_payslip(osv.osv):
         'note': fields.text('Description'),
         'contract_id': fields.many2one('hr.contract', 'Contract', required=False, readonly=True, states={'draft': [('readonly', False)]}),
         'details_by_salary_head': fields.function(_get_lines_salary_head, method=True, type='one2many', relation='hr.payslip.line', string='Details by Salary Head'),
-        'credit_note': fields.boolean('Credit Note', help="It indicates that the payslip has been refunded", readonly=True),
+        'credit_note': fields.boolean('Credit Note', help="Indicates this payslip has a refund of another"),
     }
     _defaults = {
         'date_from': lambda *a: time.strftime('%Y-%m-01'),
@@ -248,7 +248,6 @@ class hr_payslip(osv.osv):
             'line_ids': [],
             'move_ids': [],
             'move_line_ids': [],
-            'move_payment_ids': [],
             'company_id': company_id,
             'period_id': False,
             'basic_before_leaves': 0.0,
diff --git a/addons/hr_payroll/hr_payroll_view.xml b/addons/hr_payroll/hr_payroll_view.xml
index 44fc0d595de..4e233e0d942 100644
--- a/addons/hr_payroll/hr_payroll_view.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_payroll/hr_payroll_view.xml
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@
                         <field name="struct_id" groups="base.group_extended" attrs="{'required':[('contract_id','&lt;&gt;',False)]}"/>
                         <field name="date_to"/>
                         <field name="name" colspan="4"/>
+                        <field name="credit_note" readonly="1"/>
                     </group>
                     <notebook colspan="4">
                         <page string="Salary Computation" >
@@ -273,7 +274,6 @@
                        </page>
 
                     </notebook>
-                    <field name='credit_note' />
                     <group col="10" colspan="4">
                         <field name="state"/>
                         <button string="Cancel" icon="terp-dialog-close" name="cancel_sheet" states="draft,hr_check,confirm"/>
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@
                         <button string="Approve Sheet" icon="terp-camera_test" name="final_verify_sheet" states="hr_check"/>
                         <button string="Pay Salary" icon="terp-dolar_ok!" name="process_sheet" states="confirm"/>
                         <button string="Set to Draft" icon="terp-stock_effects-object-colorize" name="draft" states="cancel"/>
-                        <button string="Refund" icon="gtk-execute" name="refund_sheet" states="done" type='object'/>
+                        <button string="Refund" icon="gtk-execute" name="refund_sheet" states="confirm,done" type='object'/>
                     </group>
                 </form>
             </field>