diff --git a/addons/test_website/tests/test_reset_views.py b/addons/test_website/tests/test_reset_views.py
index 34d33ef7453..e73aca6bcb4 100644
--- a/addons/test_website/tests/test_reset_views.py
+++ b/addons/test_website/tests/test_reset_views.py
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 # Part of Odoo. See LICENSE file for full copyright and licensing details.
+
+import json
 import re
 
 import odoo.tests
@@ -17,8 +19,10 @@ class TestWebsiteResetViews(odoo.tests.HttpCase):
         resp = self.url_open(page)
         self.assertEqual(resp.status_code, 500, "Waiting 500")
         self.assertTrue('<button data-mode="soft" class="reset_templates_button' in resp.text)
-        data = {'view_id': self.find_template(resp), 'redirect': page, 'mode': mode}
-        resp = self.url_open('/website/reset_template', data)
+        data = {'params': {'view_id': self.find_template(resp), 'mode': mode}}
+        self.url_open('/website/reset_template', data=json.dumps(data), headers={'Content-Type': 'application/json'})
+        resp = self.url_open(page)
+        self.assertTrue(resp.url.endswith(page), "We should be checking the test page")
         self.assertEqual(resp.status_code, 200, "Waiting 200")
 
     def find_template(self, response):
@@ -104,6 +108,7 @@ class TestWebsiteResetViews(odoo.tests.HttpCase):
         # Break it again to have a previous arch different than file arch
         break_view(self.test_page_view.with_context(website_id=1))
         self.assertEqual(total_views + 1, self.View.search_count([('type', '=', 'qweb')]), "Missing COW view")
+
         with self.assertRaises(AssertionError):
             # soft reset should not be able to reset the view as previous
             # version is also broken
diff --git a/addons/website/controllers/main.py b/addons/website/controllers/main.py
index 602d5b434f3..46baaeed00b 100644
--- a/addons/website/controllers/main.py
+++ b/addons/website/controllers/main.py
@@ -647,8 +647,8 @@ class Website(Home):
         views = views.sorted(key=lambda v: (v.inherit_id.id, v.name))
         return views.with_context(display_website=False).read(['name', 'id', 'key', 'xml_id', 'active', 'inherit_id'])
 
-    @http.route('/website/reset_template', type='http', auth='user', methods=['POST'], website=True, csrf=False)
-    def reset_template(self, view_id, mode='soft', redirect='/', **kwargs):
+    @http.route('/website/reset_template', type='json', auth='user', methods=['POST'])
+    def reset_template(self, view_id, mode='soft', **kwargs):
         """ This method will try to reset a broken view.
         Given the mode, the view can either be:
         - Soft reset: restore to previous architeture.
@@ -658,7 +658,7 @@ class Website(Home):
         view = request.env['ir.ui.view'].browse(int(view_id))
         # Deactivate COW to not fix a generic view by creating a specific
         view.with_context(website_id=None).reset_arch(mode)
-        return request.redirect(redirect)
+        return True
 
     @http.route(['/website/publish'], type='json', auth="user", website=True)
     def publish(self, id, object):
diff --git a/addons/website/views/website_templates.xml b/addons/website/views/website_templates.xml
index b6ae7033cc9..e0abd9e14d6 100644
--- a/addons/website/views/website_templates.xml
+++ b/addons/website/views/website_templates.xml
@@ -2326,8 +2326,16 @@
                             if (input.val() == dialog.find('.confirm_word').text()) {
                                 dialog.modal('hide');
                                 button.prop('disabled', true).text('Working...');
-                                $('#reset_templates_form').attr('action', '/website/reset_template');
-                                $('#reset_templates_form').trigger('submit');
+                                const id = document.querySelector('input[id="reset_templates_view_id"]').value;
+                                const redirect = document.querySelector('input[name="redirect"]').value;
+                                const mode = document.querySelector('input[id="reset_templates_mode"]').value;
+                                fetch('/website/reset_template', {
+                                    method: "POST",
+                                    headers: {
+                                        "Content-Type": "application/json",
+                                    },
+                                    'body': JSON.stringify({'params': {'view_id': id, 'mode': mode}})
+                                }).then(() => window.location = redirect);
                             } else {
                                 input.val('').focus();
                             }