diff --git a/app/helpers/lightbox_helper.rb b/app/helpers/lightbox_helper.rb
index a31ab8a..01f0ea8 100644
--- a/app/helpers/lightbox_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/lightbox_helper.rb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ module LightboxHelper
   end
 
   def lightbox_close(text, options = {})
-    link_to(text, '#', lightbox_options(options, 'lbAction').merge(:rel => 'deactivate'))
+    button(:close, text, '#', lightbox_options(options, 'lbAction').merge(:rel => 'deactivate'))
   end
 
   def lightbox_button(type, label, url, options = {})
diff --git a/test/unit/lightbox_helper_text.rb b/test/unit/lightbox_helper_text.rb
index 6a3b2d4..5d4b660 100644
--- a/test/unit/lightbox_helper_text.rb
+++ b/test/unit/lightbox_helper_text.rb
@@ -27,13 +27,13 @@ class LightboxHelperTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
   end
 
   should 'provide link to close lightbox' do
-    expects(:link_to).with('text', '#', { :class => 'lbAction', :rel => 'deactivate', :id => 'my-id' }).returns('[close-lightbox]')
+    expects(:button).with(:close, 'text', '#', { :class => 'lbAction', :rel => 'deactivate', :id => 'my-id' }).returns('[close-lightbox]')
 
     assert_equal '[close-lightbox]', lightbox_close('text', :id => 'my-id')
   end
 
   should 'merge existing :class option in lightbox_close' do
-    expects(:link_to).with('text', '#', { :class => 'lbAction my-class', :rel => 'deactivate', :id => 'my-id' }).returns('[close-lightbox]')
+    expects(:button).with(:close, 'text', '#', { :class => 'lbAction my-class', :rel => 'deactivate', :id => 'my-id' }).returns('[close-lightbox]')
 
     assert_equal '[close-lightbox]', lightbox_close('text', :class => 'my-class', :id => 'my-id' )
   end
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