diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/backbone/kandan.js.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/backbone/kandan.js.coffee
index 5118fc5b..8261604c 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/backbone/kandan.js.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/backbone/kandan.js.coffee
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ window.Kandan =
       add: (event, ui) ->
         $('.header .ui-tabs-panel:last').detach().appendTo('#channels')
         $('#kandan').tabs('option', 'disabled', [])
+        $('.header ul a').delegate('cite.close_channel', 'click', window.tabViewGlobal.deleteChannel)
     })
 
     $("#kandan").tabs 'option', 'tabTemplate', '''
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/backbone/views/chatarea.js.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/backbone/views/chatarea.js.coffee
index b46f63f1..f218ba3a 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/backbone/views/chatarea.js.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/backbone/views/chatarea.js.coffee
@@ -2,11 +2,12 @@ class Kandan.Views.ChatArea extends Backbone.View
 
   render: ->
     tabView = new Kandan.Views.ChannelTabs({channels: @options.channels})
+    window.tabViewGlobal = tabView
     $('.header .logo').after(tabView.render().el)
 
     # Binding tab events here, backbone can't properly attach
     $('#create_channel').click(tabView.createChannel)
-    $('.header ul a').delegate('.close_channel', 'click', tabView.deleteChannel)
+    $('.header ul a').delegate('cite.close_channel', 'click', tabView.deleteChannel)
 
     for channel in @options.channels.models
       view = new Kandan.Views.ChannelPane({channel: channel})
diff --git a/app/assets/templates/channel_tabs.jst.eco b/app/assets/templates/channel_tabs.jst.eco
index d52992dd..82e8a9bb 100644
--- a/app/assets/templates/channel_tabs.jst.eco
+++ b/app/assets/templates/channel_tabs.jst.eco
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <% for channel in @channels.models: %>
   <li>
-  <a href="#<%= "channels-#{channel.get('id')}" %>">
+  <a href="#<%= "channels-#{channel.get('id')}" %>"  class="show_channel" >
     <span class="tab_right"></span>
     <span class="tab_left"></span>
     <span class="tab_content">