diff --git a/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/schedule/add-show.js b/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/schedule/add-show.js
index 65bafc04c..75a9311e3 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/schedule/add-show.js
+++ b/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/schedule/add-show.js
@@ -11,8 +11,16 @@ function startDpSelect(dateText, inst) {
 	time = dateText.split("-");
 	date = new Date(time[0], time[1] - 1, time[2]);
 
-	$("#add_show_end_date").datepicker("option", "minDate", date);
-    $('input[name^="add_show_rebroadcast_absolute_date"]').datepicker("option", "minDate", date);
+	$("#add_show_end_date").datepicker({
+	    minDate: date,
+	    closeText: 'Close',
+	    showButtonPanel: true
+	});
+    $('input[name^="add_show_rebroadcast_absolute_date"]').datepicker({
+        minDate: date,
+        closeText: 'Close',
+        showButtonPanel: true
+    });
     if (inst.input)
         inst.input.trigger('change');
 }
@@ -33,7 +41,9 @@ function createDateInput(el, onSelect) {
 	el.datepicker({
 			minDate: adjustDateToServerDate(new Date(), timezoneOffset),
 			onSelect: onSelect,
-			dateFormat: 'yy-mm-dd'
+			dateFormat: 'yy-mm-dd',
+			closeText: 'Close',
+			showButtonPanel: true
 		});
 }
 
@@ -180,7 +190,7 @@ function setAddShowEvents() {
 
     form.find("#add_show_start_time").timepicker({
         amPmText: ['', ''],
-        defaultTime: '00:00'
+        defaultTime: '00:00',
     });
     form.find("#add_show_end_time").timepicker({
         amPmText: ['', '']
@@ -188,7 +198,9 @@ function setAddShowEvents() {
 
     form.find('input[name^="add_show_rebroadcast_date_absolute"]').datepicker({
 		minDate: adjustDateToServerDate(new Date(), timezoneOffset),
-		dateFormat: 'yy-mm-dd'
+		dateFormat: 'yy-mm-dd',
+		closeText: 'Close',
+		showButtonPanel: true
 	});
     form.find('input[name^="add_show_rebroadcast_time"]').timepicker({
         amPmText: ['', ''],