diff --git a/module/story/view/batchclose.html.php b/module/story/view/batchclose.html.php
index 170f5d47e9..27d360827f 100755
--- a/module/story/view/batchclose.html.php
+++ b/module/story/view/batchclose.html.php
@@ -42,11 +42,13 @@
         </td>
         <td class='story-<?php echo $story->status;?>'><?php echo $this->processStatus('story', $story);?></td>
         <td class='reasons-td'>
-          <?php if($story->status == 'draft') unset($reasonList['cancel']);?>
           <table class='w-p100 table-form'>
             <tr>
               <td class='pd-0'>
-                <?php echo html::select("closedReasons[$storyID]", $reasonList, 'done', "class=form-control onchange=setDuplicateAndChild(this.value,$storyID) style='min-width: 80px'");?>
+                <?php
+                $closedReasonList = $story->status == 'draft' ? $closedReasonList = array_diff_key($reasonList, array('cancel' => '')) : $reasonList;
+                echo html::select("closedReasons[$storyID]", $closedReasonList, 'done', "class=form-control onchange=setDuplicateAndChild(this.value,$storyID) style='min-width: 80px'");
+                ?>
               </td>
               <td class='pd-0 w-p60 text-left' id='<?php echo 'duplicateStoryBox' . $storyID;?>' <?php if($story->closedReason != 'duplicate') echo "style='display:none'";?>>
                 <?php echo html::select("duplicateStoryIDList[$storyID]", '', '', "class='form-control' placeholder='{$lang->searchAB}'");?>