diff --git a/library/src/webapp/js/postem.js b/library/src/webapp/js/postem.js
index e077ad45001c..fd293a3dd871 100644
--- a/library/src/webapp/js/postem.js
+++ b/library/src/webapp/js/postem.js
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ function cancelVerify () {
     window.location.assign("add");
 }
 
+function cancelAdd () {
+    window.location.assign("./");
+}
+
 function cancelAction () {
     window.location.assign("../");
 }
diff --git a/postem/postem-app/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/templates/create_gradebook.html b/postem/postem-app/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/templates/create_gradebook.html
index 025037afc2e1..45638ccadf83 100644
--- a/postem/postem-app/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/templates/create_gradebook.html
+++ b/postem/postem-app/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/templates/create_gradebook.html
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ <h1 th:text="#{create_update}" /></h1>
             <div class="act">
                 <input accesskey="x" type="submit" class="active"
                     id="gradebook-continue-button" th:value="#{bar_post}">
-                <input accesskey="x" type="button" th:onclick="cancelAction()" id="gradebook-cancel-button" th:value="#{cancel}">
+                <input accesskey="x" type="button" th:onclick="${gradebookForm.gradebookUpdate} ? 'cancelAction()' : 'cancelAdd()'" id="gradebook-cancel-button" th:value="#{cancel}">
             </div>
         </form>
     </div>