diff --git a/modules/mooc_custom/mooc_thumbnav/js/mooc_thumbnav_outline.js b/modules/mooc_custom/mooc_thumbnav/js/mooc_thumbnav_outline.js
index d64ee086502da35a82a4bdace68abf6909e3b82d..dd7797bb6b7c0d6be7ac74e51c94ea96ff07f3a5 100644
--- a/modules/mooc_custom/mooc_thumbnav/js/mooc_thumbnav_outline.js
+++ b/modules/mooc_custom/mooc_thumbnav/js/mooc_thumbnav_outline.js
@@ -19,11 +19,13 @@
         });
       }
       else {
-        // drop class and trigger a click to act like a toggle
-        $(this).removeClass('mooc_thumbnav_outline-active');
-        $(this).attr('src', $(this).attr('src').replace('outline-click.png', 'outline.png'));
         $('#thumbnav_modal_close').click();
       }
     });
+    // visualize closing of the box
+    $('#thumbnav_modal_close').click(function(){
+      $('.thumbnav_controller img.mooc_thumbnav_outline').removeClass('mooc_thumbnav_outline-active');
+      $('.thumbnav_controller img.mooc_thumbnav_outline').attr('src', $('.thumbnav_controller img.mooc_thumbnav_outline').attr('src').replace('outline-click.png', 'outline.png'));
+    });
   });
 })(jQuery);
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