diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/journalwindow.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/journalwindow.cpp
index ba39b01012..f33cfd353f 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/journalwindow.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/journalwindow.cpp
@@ -114,15 +114,9 @@ MWGui::JournalWindow::JournalWindow (MWBase::WindowManager& parWindowManager)
     //displayLeftText(list.front());
 }
 
-void MWGui::JournalWindow::close()
-{
-    MWBase::Environment::get().getSoundManager()->playSound ("book close", 1.0, 1.0);
-}
-
 void MWGui::JournalWindow::open()
 {
     mPageNumber = 0;
-    MWBase::Environment::get().getSoundManager()->playSound ("book open", 1.0, 1.0);
     if(MWBase::Environment::get().getJournal()->begin()!=MWBase::Environment::get().getJournal()->end())
     {
         book journal;
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/journalwindow.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/journalwindow.hpp
index cd1ff7ebbd..f68cca46e9 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/journalwindow.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/journalwindow.hpp
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ namespace MWGui
         public:
             JournalWindow(MWBase::WindowManager& parWindowManager);
             virtual void open();
-            virtual void close();
 
         private:
             void displayLeftText(std::string text);
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwinput/inputmanagerimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwinput/inputmanagerimp.cpp
index 0ed49cd7f7..c23106be1a 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwinput/inputmanagerimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwinput/inputmanagerimp.cpp
@@ -656,9 +656,15 @@ namespace MWInput
         bool gameMode = !mWindows.isGuiMode();
 
         if(gameMode)
+        {
+            MWBase::Environment::get().getSoundManager()->playSound ("book open", 1.0, 1.0);
             mWindows.pushGuiMode(MWGui::GM_Journal);
+        }
         else if(mWindows.getMode() == MWGui::GM_Journal)
+        {
+            MWBase::Environment::get().getSoundManager()->playSound ("book close", 1.0, 1.0);
             mWindows.popGuiMode();
+        }
         // .. but don't touch any other mode.
     }