diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/journalwindow.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/journalwindow.cpp
index e7cb9916f..89ee42934 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/journalwindow.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/journalwindow.cpp
@@ -184,11 +184,6 @@ namespace
             {
                 MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->popGuiMode ();
             }
-            else
-            {
-				// play opening sound only if the player has the journal
-				MWBase::Environment::get().getSoundManager()->playSound ("book open", 1.0, 1.0);
-			}
             mModel->load ();
 
             setBookMode ();
@@ -218,7 +213,7 @@ namespace
 
         void close()
         {
-			MWBase::Environment::get().getSoundManager()->playSound ("book close", 1.0, 1.0);
+			
             mModel->unload ();
 
             getPage (LeftBookPage)->showPage (Book (), 0);
@@ -438,6 +433,7 @@ namespace
 
         void notifyClose(MyGUI::Widget* _sender)
         {
+			MWBase::Environment::get().getSoundManager()->playSound ("book close", 1.0, 1.0);
             MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager ()->popGuiMode ();
         }
 
@@ -476,4 +472,4 @@ namespace
 MWGui::JournalWindow * MWGui::JournalWindow::create (JournalViewModel::Ptr Model)
 {
     return new JournalWindowImpl (Model);
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwinput/inputmanagerimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwinput/inputmanagerimp.cpp
index e9a0e5089..9f149ac33 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwinput/inputmanagerimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwinput/inputmanagerimp.cpp
@@ -656,13 +656,14 @@ namespace MWInput
         // Toggle between game mode and journal mode
         bool gameMode = !mWindows.isGuiMode();
 
-        if(gameMode)
+        if(gameMode && MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager ()->getJournalAllowed())
         {
+			MWBase::Environment::get().getSoundManager()->playSound ("book open", 1.0, 1.0);
             mWindows.pushGuiMode(MWGui::GM_Journal);
         }
         else if(mWindows.getMode() == MWGui::GM_Journal)
         {
-            
+            MWBase::Environment::get().getSoundManager()->playSound ("book close", 1.0, 1.0);
             mWindows.popGuiMode();
         }
         // .. but don't touch any other mode.