diff --git a/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/bootstrap/en/includes/opac-note.inc b/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/bootstrap/en/includes/opac-note.inc
index 9e12aeed28..71cea64f55 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/bootstrap/en/includes/opac-note.inc
+++ b/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/bootstrap/en/includes/opac-note.inc
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
                     [% INCLUDE 'csrf-token.inc' %]
                     <input type="hidden" name="message_id" value="[% message.message_id | html %]">
                     <input type="hidden" name="patron_id" value="[% message.borrowernumber | html %]">
+                    <input type="hidden" name="op" value="cud-update" />
                     <button type="submit" class="dismiss-message-button btn btn-primary"><i class="fa fa-trash" aria-hidden="true"></i> Dismiss</button>
                 </form>
             [% END %]
diff --git a/opac/opac-dismiss-message.pl b/opac/opac-dismiss-message.pl
index 789825c035..9c3efe6b25 100755
--- a/opac/opac-dismiss-message.pl
+++ b/opac/opac-dismiss-message.pl
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ use Koha::DateUtils qw( dt_from_string );
 use Koha::Patrons;
 
 my $query = CGI->new;
+my $op    = $query->param('op') // q{};
 
 my ( $template, $borrowernumber, $cookie ) = get_template_and_user(
     {
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ my $patron = Koha::Patrons->find( $patron_id );
 my $message_id = $query->param('message_id');
 my $message = $patron->messages->find( $message_id );
 
-unless ( $message ) {
+unless ( $op =~ /^cud-/ && $message ) {
     # exit early
     print $query->redirect("/cgi-bin/koha/opac-user.pl");
     exit;