diff --git a/hledger-web/Handler/Common.hs b/hledger-web/Handler/Common.hs
index 24b918e0b..1908197cd 100644
--- a/hledger-web/Handler/Common.hs
+++ b/hledger-web/Handler/Common.hs
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ searchform VD{..} = [hamlet|
      <input .form-control style="font-size:18px; padding-bottom:2px;" name=q value=#{q} title="Enter hledger search patterns to filter the data below">
     <td width="1%" style="white-space:nowrap;">
      <button .btn style="font-size:18px;" type=submit title="Apply search terms">Search
-     <button .btn style="font-size:18px;" type=button data-toggle="modal" data-target="#searchhelpmodal" title="Show search and general help">?
+     <button .btn style="font-size:18px;" type=button data-toggle="modal" data-target="#helpmodal" title="Show search and general help">?
 |]
  where
   filtering = not $ null q
diff --git a/hledger-web/static/hledger.js b/hledger-web/static/hledger.js
index 13079d184..88b165d0d 100644
--- a/hledger-web/static/hledger.js
+++ b/hledger-web/static/hledger.js
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
     $('#sidebar td').mouseleave(function(){ $(this).removeClass('mouseover'); });
 
     /* keyboard shortcuts */
-    $(document).bind('keydown', 'shift+/', function(){ $('#searchhelpmodal').modal('toggle'); return false; });
-    $(document).bind('keydown', 'h',       function(){ $('#searchhelpmodal').modal('toggle'); return false; });
+    $(document).bind('keydown', 'shift+/', function(){ $('#helpmodal').modal('toggle'); return false; });
+    $(document).bind('keydown', 'h',       function(){ $('#helpmodal').modal('toggle'); return false; });
     $(document).bind('keydown', 'j',       function(){ location.href = '/journal'; return false; });
     $(document).bind('keydown', 's',       function(){ sidebarToggle(); return false; });
     $(document).bind('keydown', 'a',       function(){ addformFocus(); return false; });
diff --git a/hledger-web/templates/default-layout-wrapper.hamlet b/hledger-web/templates/default-layout-wrapper.hamlet
index 4934a6478..782b07dbe 100644
--- a/hledger-web/templates/default-layout-wrapper.hamlet
+++ b/hledger-web/templates/default-layout-wrapper.hamlet
@@ -47,12 +47,12 @@ $newline never
                 window.attachEvent('onload',function(){CFInstall.check({mode:'overlay'})})
         \<![endif]-->
 
-        <div .modal.fade #searchhelpmodal tabindex="-1" role="dialog" aria-labelledby="searchHelpLabel" aria-hidden="true">
+        <div .modal.fade #helpmodal tabindex="-1" role="dialog" aria-labelledby="helpLabel" aria-hidden="true">
           <div .modal-dialog .modal-lg>
             <div .modal-content>
               <div .modal-header>
                 <button type="button" .close data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true">&times;
-                <h3 .modal-title #searchHelpLabel>Help
+                <h3 .modal-title #helpLabel>Help
               <div .modal-body>
                 <div .row>
                   <div .col-xs-6>