diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_tree.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_tree.js
index 2f92042c4d0..380f1609a33 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_tree.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_tree.js
@@ -222,27 +222,25 @@ instance.web.TreeView = instance.web.View.extend(/** @lends instance.web.TreeVie
         var local_context = {
             active_model: self.dataset.model,
             active_id: id,
-            active_ids: [id]};
+            active_ids: [id]
+        };
+        var ctx = instance.web.pyeval.eval(
+            'context', new instance.web.CompoundContext(
+                this.dataset.get_context(), local_context));
         return this.rpc('/web/treeview/action', {
             id: id,
             model: this.dataset.model,
-            context: instance.web.pyeval.eval(
-                'context', new instance.web.CompoundContext(
-                    this.dataset.get_context(), local_context))
+            context: ctx
         }).then(function (actions) {
             if (!actions.length) { return; }
             var action = actions[0][2];
-            var c = new instance.web.CompoundContext(local_context);
+            var c = new instance.web.CompoundContext(local_context).set_eval_context(ctx);
             if (action.context) {
                 c.add(action.context);
             }
-            return instance.web.pyeval.eval_domains_and_contexts({
-                contexts: [c], domains: []
-            }).then(function (res) {
-                action.context = res.context;
-                return self.do_action(action);
-            }, null);
-        }, null);
+            action.context = c;
+            return self.do_action(action);
+        });
     },
 
     // show & hide the contents
diff --git a/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_actions.py b/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_actions.py
index 9112fc4f947..1aeb3703a10 100644
--- a/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_actions.py
+++ b/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_actions.py
@@ -316,7 +316,6 @@ class ir_actions_act_window(osv.osv):
         'auto_search':True,
         'multi': False,
     }
-
     def read(self, cr, uid, ids, fields=None, context=None, load='_classic_read'):
         """ call the method get_empty_list_help of the model and set the window action help message
         """
@@ -325,24 +324,22 @@ class ir_actions_act_window(osv.osv):
             ids = [ids]
         results = super(ir_actions_act_window, self).read(cr, uid, ids, fields=fields, context=context, load=load)
 
-        context = dict(context or {})
-        eval_dict = {
-            'active_model': context.get('active_model'),
-            'active_id': context.get('active_id'),
-            'active_ids': context.get('active_ids'),
-            'uid': uid,
-            'context': context,
-        }
-        for res in results:
-            model = res.get('res_model')
-            if model in self.pool:
-                try:
-                    with tools.mute_logger("openerp.tools.safe_eval"):
-                        eval_context = eval(res['context'] or "{}", eval_dict) or {}
-                        res['context'] = str(eval_context)
-                except Exception:
-                    continue
-                if not fields or 'help' in fields:
+        if not fields or 'help' in fields:
+            context = dict(context or {})
+            eval_dict = {
+                'active_model': context.get('active_model'),
+                'active_id': context.get('active_id'),
+                'active_ids': context.get('active_ids'),
+                'uid': uid,
+            }
+            for res in results:
+                model = res.get('res_model')
+                if model and self.pool.get(model):
+                    try:
+                        with tools.mute_logger("openerp.tools.safe_eval"):
+                            eval_context = eval(res['context'] or "{}", eval_dict) or {}
+                    except Exception:
+                        continue
                     custom_context = dict(context, **eval_context)
                     res['help'] = self.pool[model].get_empty_list_help(cr, uid, res.get('help', ""), context=custom_context)
         if ids_int: