diff --git a/administrator/components/com_contact/tmpl/contacts/default_batch_footer.php b/administrator/components/com_contact/tmpl/contacts/default_batch_footer.php
index e5f7817d5bb7a..b458e7eaea4cf 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_contact/tmpl/contacts/default_batch_footer.php
+++ b/administrator/components/com_contact/tmpl/contacts/default_batch_footer.php
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@
 use Joomla\CMS\Language\Text;
 
 ?>
-<a class="btn btn-secondary" type="button" onclick="document.getElementById('batch-category-id').value='';document.getElementById('batch-access').value='';document.getElementById('batch-language-id').value='';document.getElementById('batch-user-id').value='';document.getElementById('batch-tag-id').value=''" data-dismiss="modal">
+<button class="btn btn-secondary" type="button" onclick="document.getElementById('batch-category-id').value='';document.getElementById('batch-access').value='';document.getElementById('batch-language-id').value='';document.getElementById('batch-user-id').value='';document.getElementById('batch-tag-id').value=''" data-dismiss="modal">
 	<?php echo Text::_('JCANCEL'); ?>
-</a>
+</button>
 <button class="btn btn-success" type="submit" onclick="Joomla.submitbutton('contact.batch');">
 	<?php echo Text::_('JGLOBAL_BATCH_PROCESS'); ?>
 </button>
\ No newline at end of file