diff --git a/assets/scripts/app/templates/jobs/list.hbs b/assets/scripts/app/templates/jobs/list.hbs
index c122243f..c9aee3f9 100644
--- a/assets/scripts/app/templates/jobs/list.hbs
+++ b/assets/scripts/app/templates/jobs/list.hbs
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@
   {{else}}
     <caption>
       Allowed Failures
-      <a title="What's this?" class="help open-popup" name="help-allowed_failures" {{action "popup" target=view}}></a>
+      <a title="What's this?" class="help open-popup"
+        name="help-allowed_failures" {{action "openHelpPopup" target=view}}></a>
     </caption>
   {{/if}}
     <thead>
diff --git a/assets/scripts/app/views/job.coffee b/assets/scripts/app/views/job.coffee
index 40d89b14..d87e283d 100644
--- a/assets/scripts/app/views/job.coffee
+++ b/assets/scripts/app/views/job.coffee
@@ -10,6 +10,14 @@ Travis.reopen
         'allowed_failure_jobs'
     )
 
+    actions:
+      popupClose: ->
+        @popupCloseAll()
+
+      openHelpPopup: ->
+        @popupCloseAll()
+        @popup('help-allowed_failures')
+
   JobsItemView: Travis.View.extend
     tagName: 'tr'
     classNameBindings: ['color']