diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/publisher_view.js b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/publisher_view.js
index 128ed90b1..901a8c11b 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/publisher_view.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/publisher_view.js
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ app.views.Publisher = Backbone.View.extend({
   },
 
   togglePollCreator: function(){
-    this.view_poll_creator.$el.toggleClass('active');
+    this.view_poll_creator.$el.toggle();
     this.el_input.focus();
   },
 
@@ -419,9 +419,9 @@ app.views.Publisher = Backbone.View.extend({
     var onlyWhitespaces = ($.trim(this.el_input.val()) === ''),
         isPhotoAttached = (this.el_photozone.children().length > 0),
         isValidPoll = this.view_poll_creator.isValidPoll();
-    
+
     // show poll errors
-    this.view_poll_creator.validatePoll();  
+    this.view_poll_creator.validatePoll();
 
     return (!onlyWhitespaces || isPhotoAttached) && isValidPoll && !this.disabled;
   },
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/app/views/publisher_view_spec.js b/spec/javascripts/app/views/publisher_view_spec.js
index 257724324..a30699deb 100644
--- a/spec/javascripts/app/views/publisher_view_spec.js
+++ b/spec/javascripts/app/views/publisher_view_spec.js
@@ -150,6 +150,8 @@ describe("app.views.Publisher", function() {
       });
 
       it("disables submitting", function() {
+        this.view.togglePollCreator();
+
         this.view.setText('TESTING');
         expect(this.view.el_submit.prop('disabled')).toBeFalsy();
         expect(this.view.el_preview.prop('disabled')).toBeFalsy();