diff --git a/server/zanata-frontend/src/frontend/app/editor/actions/glossary-action-types.js b/server/zanata-frontend/src/frontend/app/editor/actions/glossary-action-types.js
index 9e13433ec9..c90325e92f 100644
--- a/server/zanata-frontend/src/frontend/app/editor/actions/glossary-action-types.js
+++ b/server/zanata-frontend/src/frontend/app/editor/actions/glossary-action-types.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ export const GLOSSARY_TERMS_FAILURE = 'GLOSSARY_TERMS_FAILURE'
 /* Indicates the index in glossary results that should have details displayed */
 export const SET_GLOSSARY_DETAILS_INDEX = 'SET_GLOSSARY_DETAILS_INDEX'
 /* Set whether glossary details modal is showing */
-export const SHOW_GLOSSARY_DETAILS = Symbol('SHOW_GLOSSARY_DETAILS')
+export const SHOW_GLOSSARY_DETAILS = 'SHOW_GLOSSARY_DETAILS'
 
 /* API request for glossary details has started. */
 export const GLOSSARY_DETAILS_REQUEST = Symbol('GLOSSARY_DETAILS_REQUEST')
diff --git a/server/zanata-frontend/src/frontend/app/editor/actions/glossary-actions.js b/server/zanata-frontend/src/frontend/app/editor/actions/glossary-actions.js
index dc0a48f003..7e510d2162 100644
--- a/server/zanata-frontend/src/frontend/app/editor/actions/glossary-actions.js
+++ b/server/zanata-frontend/src/frontend/app/editor/actions/glossary-actions.js
@@ -105,13 +105,7 @@ function findGlossaryTerms (searchText) {
 }
 
 const setGlossaryDetailsIndex = createAction(SET_GLOSSARY_DETAILS_INDEX)
-
-export function showGlossaryDetails (show) {
-  return {
-    type: SHOW_GLOSSARY_DETAILS,
-    payload: { show }
-  }
-}
+export const showGlossaryDetails = createAction(SHOW_GLOSSARY_DETAILS)
 
 /**
  * Show the glossary details modal and fetch details from the API.
diff --git a/server/zanata-frontend/src/frontend/app/editor/reducers/glossary-reducer.js b/server/zanata-frontend/src/frontend/app/editor/reducers/glossary-reducer.js
index da7df88bb7..bc50e50a37 100644
--- a/server/zanata-frontend/src/frontend/app/editor/reducers/glossary-reducer.js
+++ b/server/zanata-frontend/src/frontend/app/editor/reducers/glossary-reducer.js
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ const glossary = (state = defaultState, action) => {
     case SHOW_GLOSSARY_DETAILS:
       return update({
         details: {
-          show: {$set: action.payload.show}
+          show: {$set: action.payload}
         }
       })
 
diff --git a/server/zanata-frontend/src/frontend/app/editor/reducers/glossary-reducer.test.js b/server/zanata-frontend/src/frontend/app/editor/reducers/glossary-reducer.test.js
index 726ad5a420..fe94aa5903 100644
--- a/server/zanata-frontend/src/frontend/app/editor/reducers/glossary-reducer.test.js
+++ b/server/zanata-frontend/src/frontend/app/editor/reducers/glossary-reducer.test.js
@@ -206,11 +206,11 @@ describe('glossary-reducer test', () => {
     const initial = glossaryReducer(undefined, { type: 'any' })
     const shown = glossaryReducer(initial, {
       type: SHOW_GLOSSARY_DETAILS,
-      payload: { show: true }
+      payload: true
     })
     const hidden = glossaryReducer(shown, {
       type: SHOW_GLOSSARY_DETAILS,
-      payload: { show: false }
+      payload: false
     })
     expect(initial.details.show).toEqual(false)
     expect(shown.details.show).toEqual(true)