diff --git a/routers/web/repo/milestone.go b/routers/web/repo/milestone.go
index df52ca35289..eb27c4b00fe 100644
--- a/routers/web/repo/milestone.go
+++ b/routers/web/repo/milestone.go
@@ -225,14 +225,15 @@ func EditMilestonePost(ctx *context.Context) {
 
 // ChangeMilestoneStatus response for change a milestone's status
 func ChangeMilestoneStatus(ctx *context.Context) {
-	toClose := false
+	var toClose bool
 	switch ctx.Params(":action") {
 	case "open":
 		toClose = false
 	case "close":
 		toClose = true
 	default:
-		ctx.Redirect(ctx.Repo.RepoLink + "/milestones")
+		ctx.JSONRedirect(ctx.Repo.RepoLink + "/milestones")
+		return
 	}
 	id := ctx.ParamsInt64(":id")
 
@@ -244,7 +245,7 @@ func ChangeMilestoneStatus(ctx *context.Context) {
 		}
 		return
 	}
-	ctx.Redirect(ctx.Repo.RepoLink + "/milestones?state=" + url.QueryEscape(ctx.Params(":action")))
+	ctx.JSONRedirect(ctx.Repo.RepoLink + "/milestones?state=" + url.QueryEscape(ctx.Params(":action")))
 }
 
 // DeleteMilestone delete a milestone
diff --git a/routers/web/repo/projects.go b/routers/web/repo/projects.go
index 33bc79d96d8..7a9248fe81b 100644
--- a/routers/web/repo/projects.go
+++ b/routers/web/repo/projects.go
@@ -161,14 +161,15 @@ func NewProjectPost(ctx *context.Context) {
 
 // ChangeProjectStatus updates the status of a project between "open" and "close"
 func ChangeProjectStatus(ctx *context.Context) {
-	toClose := false
+	var toClose bool
 	switch ctx.Params(":action") {
 	case "open":
 		toClose = false
 	case "close":
 		toClose = true
 	default:
-		ctx.Redirect(ctx.Repo.RepoLink + "/projects")
+		ctx.JSONRedirect(ctx.Repo.RepoLink + "/projects")
+		return
 	}
 	id := ctx.ParamsInt64(":id")
 
@@ -180,7 +181,7 @@ func ChangeProjectStatus(ctx *context.Context) {
 		}
 		return
 	}
-	ctx.Redirect(ctx.Repo.RepoLink + "/projects?state=" + url.QueryEscape(ctx.Params(":action")))
+	ctx.JSONRedirect(ctx.Repo.RepoLink + "/projects?state=" + url.QueryEscape(ctx.Params(":action")))
 }
 
 // DeleteProject delete a project