diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/circ/returns.tt b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/circ/returns.tt
index c24d996e38..6179156886 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/circ/returns.tt
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/circ/returns.tt
@@ -1670,13 +1670,15 @@
             });
 
             $(".print").on("click", function (e) {
-                // Open the hold transfer slip synchronously, while the user
-                // gesture is still active, so it is not blocked as an
-                // unsolicited popup after the form submission and page reload.
-                if (this.form && this.form.reserve_id && this.form.reserve_id.value) {
-                    Dopop("hold-transfer-slip.pl?reserve_id=" + encodeURIComponent(this.form.reserve_id.value));
-                }
                 if (this.form) {
+                    // Open a blank named popup synchronously, while the user
+                    // gesture is still active, so it is not blocked. The
+                    // response page will load the slip into that popup after
+                    // the hold has been updated.
+                    if (this.form.reserve_id && this.form.reserve_id.value) {
+                        Dopop("");
+                    }
+                    this.form.print_slip.value = 1;
                     let barcode = document.getElementById("confirm-hold-barcode");
                     if (barcode) barcode.remove();
                     this.form.submit();