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 46aede9def..1e98107097 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/circ/returns.tt
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/circ/returns.tt
@@ -962,6 +962,7 @@
             });
 
             $('.cancel-transfer').on("click",function(e){
+                e.preventDefault();
                 window.location.href='/cgi-bin/koha/circ/returns.pl?itemnumber=[% itemnumber | html %]&canceltransfer=1'
             });