diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/serials/subscription-add.tmpl b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/serials/subscription-add.tmpl
index f01041d4f0..f25c1ccc2e 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/serials/subscription-add.tmpl
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/serials/subscription-add.tmpl
@@ -1326,7 +1326,7 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
             <span class="required">Required</span>
         </li>
         <li>
-           <label for="ending_date" class="required"> Subscription end date:</label>
+           <label for="ending_date"> Subscription end date:</label>
             
                 <img src="<!-- TMPL_VAR Name="themelang" -->/lib/calendar/cal.gif" id="buttonend1" style="cursor: pointer;" alt="Show Calendar" title="Show Calendar" />
                 <input type="text" name="enddate" value="<!-- TMPL_VAR name="enddate" -->" size="13" maxlength="10" id="ending_date" style="border-width: 0px;" />
@@ -1344,7 +1344,7 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
                         button       : "ending_date",
                         align        : "Tl"
                     });
-                </script>
+                </script> (finished subscriptions only)
         </li>
     <li><label for="numberingmethod">Numbering formula:</label> <input type="text" name="numberingmethod" id="numberingmethod" value="<!-- TMPL_VAR name="numberingmethod" -->" />
     </li>