diff --git a/src/mmw/js/src/app.js b/src/mmw/js/src/app.js
index 05df828b4..d3c20da76 100644
--- a/src/mmw/js/src/app.js
+++ b/src/mmw/js/src/app.js
@@ -64,6 +64,11 @@ var App = new Marionette.Application({
 
         // Enable screenshot functionality
         initializeShutterbug();
+
+        // Enabling hiding popovers from within them
+        window.closePopover = function() {
+            $('[data-toggle="popover"]').popover('hide');
+        };
     },
 
     load: function(data) {
diff --git a/src/mmw/js/src/data_catalog/templates/resultDetailsCuahsi.html b/src/mmw/js/src/data_catalog/templates/resultDetailsCuahsi.html
index 9aa0170eb..baa09da4f 100644
--- a/src/mmw/js/src/data_catalog/templates/resultDetailsCuahsi.html
+++ b/src/mmw/js/src/data_catalog/templates/resultDetailsCuahsi.html
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ <h2>
             <a data-toggle="popover" tabindex="0"
                data-html="true" data-container="body" role="button"
                data-content="{{ description }}"
-               data-template="<div class='popover'><div class='pull-right' id='popover-close-button'><i class='fa fa-times' /></div><div class='popover-content'></div><div class='arrow'></div></div>">
+               data-template="<div class='popover'><div class='pull-right' id='popover-close-button' onclick='closePopover()'><i class='fa fa-times' /></div><div class='popover-content'></div><div class='arrow'></div></div>">
                 <i class="fa fa-info-circle black"></i>
             </a>
         </p>
diff --git a/src/mmw/js/src/data_catalog/views.js b/src/mmw/js/src/data_catalog/views.js
index fa6ae6d71..c3f84191c 100644
--- a/src/mmw/js/src/data_catalog/views.js
+++ b/src/mmw/js/src/data_catalog/views.js
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ var ResultDetailsView = Marionette.ItemView.extend({
     onAttach: function() {
         this.$('[data-toggle="popover"]').popover({
             placement: 'right',
-            trigger: 'focus',
+            trigger: 'click',
         });
         this.$('[data-toggle="table"]').bootstrapTable();
     },