diff --git a/app/views/merge_requests/_how_to_merge.html.haml b/app/views/merge_requests/_how_to_merge.html.haml
index af81dd5b..2512d254 100644
--- a/app/views/merge_requests/_how_to_merge.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/merge_requests/_how_to_merge.html.haml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 :javascript
   $(function(){
-    var modal = $('#modal_merge_info').modal({modal: true});
+    var modal = $('#modal_merge_info').modal({modal: true, show:false});
     $('.how_to_merge_link').bind("click", function(){
       modal.show();
     });