diff --git a/app/views/dashboard/show.html.erb b/app/views/dashboard/show.html.erb
index f698f1ca1..d76cd9f7b 100644
--- a/app/views/dashboard/show.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/dashboard/show.html.erb
@@ -13,8 +13,9 @@
 <% end %>
 
 <% if can?(:publish, proposal) %>
-  <%= link_to t("dashboard.index.publish"),
-              publish_proposal_dashboard_path(proposal),
-              class: "button success",
-              method: :patch %>
+  <%= button_to t("dashboard.index.publish"),
+                publish_proposal_dashboard_path(proposal),
+                class: "button success",
+                form_class: "button_to inline",
+                method: :patch %>
 <% end %>
diff --git a/spec/system/dashboard/dashboard_spec.rb b/spec/system/dashboard/dashboard_spec.rb
index b318c1dc7..379478cec 100644
--- a/spec/system/dashboard/dashboard_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/system/dashboard/dashboard_spec.rb
@@ -10,17 +10,17 @@ describe "Proposal's dashboard" do
     expect(page).to have_link("Edit my proposal")
     expect(page).to have_link("Edit proposal")
     expect(page).to have_link("Withdraw proposal")
-    expect(page).to have_link("Publish proposal")
+    expect(page).to have_button("Publish proposal")
     expect(page).to have_link("Polls")
     expect(page).to have_link("E-mail")
     expect(page).to have_link("Poster")
   end
 
-  scenario "Publish link dissapears after proposal's publication" do
+  scenario "Publish button dissapears after proposal's publication" do
     visit proposal_dashboard_path(proposal)
-    click_link "Publish proposal"
+    click_button "Publish proposal"
 
-    expect(page).not_to have_link("Publish proposal")
+    expect(page).not_to have_button("Publish proposal")
   end
 
   scenario "Dashboard progress shows current goal" do