diff --git a/src/UI/Settings/Notifications/NotificationEditView.js b/src/UI/Settings/Notifications/NotificationEditView.js
index 161ebde96..f36caa448 100644
--- a/src/UI/Settings/Notifications/NotificationEditView.js
+++ b/src/UI/Settings/Notifications/NotificationEditView.js
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ define(
                 'click .x-delete'      : '_deleteNotification',
                 'click .x-back'        : '_back',
                 'click .x-test'        : '_test',
+                'click .x-cancel'      : '_cancel',
                 'change .x-on-download': '_onDownloadChanged'
             },
 
@@ -63,12 +64,23 @@ define(
                 }
             },
 
+            _cancel: function () {
+                if (this.model.isNew()) {
+                    this.model.destroy();
+                    vent.trigger(vent.Commands.CloseModalCommand);
+                }
+            },
+
             _deleteNotification: function () {
                 var view = new DeleteView({ model: this.model });
                 AppLayout.modalRegion.show(view);
             },
 
             _back: function () {
+                if (this.model.isNew()) {
+                    this.model.destroy();
+                }
+
                 require('Settings/Notifications/SchemaModal').open(this.notificationCollection);
             },
 
diff --git a/src/UI/Settings/Notifications/NotificationEditViewTemplate.html b/src/UI/Settings/Notifications/NotificationEditViewTemplate.html
index e6abfa829..1676b8755 100644
--- a/src/UI/Settings/Notifications/NotificationEditViewTemplate.html
+++ b/src/UI/Settings/Notifications/NotificationEditViewTemplate.html
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
     {{/if}}
 
     <button class="btn x-test">test <i class="x-test-icon icon-nd-test"/></button>
-    <button class="btn" data-dismiss="modal">cancel</button>
+    <button class="btn x-cancel">cancel</button>
 
     <div class="btn-group">
         <button class="btn btn-primary x-save">save</button>