diff --git a/modules/account/journal.xml b/modules/account/journal.xml
index 1ed45f778a..fe24153949 100644
--- a/modules/account/journal.xml
+++ b/modules/account/journal.xml
@@ -214,10 +214,12 @@ this repository contains the full copyright notices and license terms. -->
         <record model="ir.model.button" id="journal_period_close_button">
             <field name="model">account.journal.period</field>
             <field name="name">close</field>
+            <field name="string">Close</field>
         </record>
         <record model="ir.model.button" id="journal_period_reopen_button">
             <field name="model">account.journal.period</field>
             <field name="name">reopen</field>
+            <field name="string">Reopen</field>
         </record>
     </data>
 
diff --git a/modules/account/view/journal_period_form.xml b/modules/account/view/journal_period_form.xml
index bd0a40c404..e2c9bc7706 100644
--- a/modules/account/view/journal_period_form.xml
+++ b/modules/account/view/journal_period_form.xml
@@ -12,5 +12,9 @@ this repository contains the full copyright notices and license terms. -->
     <newline/>
 
     <label name="state"/>
-    <field name="state" colspan="4"/>
+    <field name="state"/>
+    <group id="buttons" colspan="2" col="-1">
+        <button name="reopen"/>
+        <button name="close"/>
+    </group>
 </form>
diff --git a/modules/account/view/journal_period_list_close.xml b/modules/account/view/journal_period_list_close.xml
index c8a8e583bc..53f3f29642 100644
--- a/modules/account/view/journal_period_list_close.xml
+++ b/modules/account/view/journal_period_list_close.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ this repository contains the full copyright notices and license terms. -->
     <field name="company" expand="1" optional="1"/>
     <field name="journal" icon="icon" expand="1"/>
     <field name="period" expand="1"/>
-    <button name="reopen" string="Re-Open"/>
-    <button name="close" string="Close"/>
+    <button name="reopen"/>
+    <button name="close"/>
     <field name="state" tree_invisible="1"/>
 </tree>