diff --git a/addons/mail/mail_thread.py b/addons/mail/mail_thread.py
index 972227e120f..2d31a9ad3ba 100644
--- a/addons/mail/mail_thread.py
+++ b/addons/mail/mail_thread.py
@@ -711,8 +711,8 @@ class mail_thread(osv.Model):
         return True
 
     def message_subscribe_udpate_subtypes(self, cr, uid, ids, user_id, subtype_ids,context=None):
-        subscription_obj = self.pool.get('mail.followers')
-        subscription_ids = subscription_obj.search(cr, uid, [('res_model', '=', self._name), ('res_id', 'in', ids)])
-        return subscription_obj.write(cr, uid, subscription_ids, {'subtype_ids': [(6, 0 , subtype_ids)]}, context = context) #overright or add new one
+        followers_obj = self.pool.get('mail.followers')
+        followers_ids = followers_obj.search(cr, uid, [('res_model', '=', self._name), ('res_id', 'in', ids)])
+        return followers_obj.write(cr, uid, followers_ids, {'subtype_ids': [(6, 0 , subtype_ids)]}, context = context) #overright or add new one
         
 # vim:expandtab:smartindent:tabstop=4:softtabstop=4:shiftwidth=4:
diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/js/mail_followers.js b/addons/mail/static/src/js/mail_followers.js
index 1601f3aaf46..fc9223b3657 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/js/mail_followers.js
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/js/mail_followers.js
@@ -40,11 +40,7 @@ openerp_mail_followers = function(session, mail) {
             this._check_visibility();
             this.fetch_subtype();
             this.$el.find('ul.oe_mail_recthread_subtype').click(function () {self.update_subtype();})
-            this.$el.find('button.oe_mail_button_follow').click(function () {
-                self.do_follow();
-                self.fetch_subtype();
-                })
-            this.$el.find('button.oe_mail_button_follow').click(function () { self.do_follow(); })
+            this.$el.find('button.oe_mail_button_follow').click(function () { self.do_follow(); self.fetch_subtype();})
                 .mouseover(function () { $(this).html('Follow').removeClass('oe_mail_button_mouseout').addClass('oe_mail_button_mouseover'); })
                 .mouseleave(function () { $(this).html('Not following').removeClass('oe_mail_button_mouseover').addClass('oe_mail_button_mouseout'); });
             this.$el.find('button.oe_mail_button_unfollow').click(function () { self.do_unfollow(); })