diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/journalwindow.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/journalwindow.cpp
index 5b84c99a5..89ee42934 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/journalwindow.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/journalwindow.cpp
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ namespace
             if (!MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager ()->getJournalAllowed ())
             {
                 MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->popGuiMode ();
-            } 
+            }
             mModel->load ();
 
             setBookMode ();
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@ namespace
 
         void close()
         {
+			
             mModel->unload ();
 
             getPage (LeftBookPage)->showPage (Book (), 0);
@@ -432,8 +433,7 @@ namespace
 
         void notifyClose(MyGUI::Widget* _sender)
         {
-            MWBase::Environment::get().getSoundManager()->playSound ("book close", 1.0, 1.0);
-
+			MWBase::Environment::get().getSoundManager()->playSound ("book close", 1.0, 1.0);
             MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager ()->popGuiMode ();
         }
 
@@ -472,4 +472,4 @@ namespace
 MWGui::JournalWindow * MWGui::JournalWindow::create (JournalViewModel::Ptr Model)
 {
     return new JournalWindowImpl (Model);
-}
+}
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diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwinput/inputmanagerimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwinput/inputmanagerimp.cpp
index f60ec6797..cb4f08b9c 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwinput/inputmanagerimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwinput/inputmanagerimp.cpp
@@ -666,9 +666,9 @@ 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);
+			MWBase::Environment::get().getSoundManager()->playSound ("book open", 1.0, 1.0);
             mWindows.pushGuiMode(MWGui::GM_Journal);
         }
         else if(mWindows.getMode() == MWGui::GM_Journal)