diff --git a/addons/crm/crm_view.xml b/addons/crm/crm_view.xml
index 63f709f1290..3af7426a957 100644
--- a/addons/crm/crm_view.xml
+++ b/addons/crm/crm_view.xml
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
                     </notebook>
                     <div class="oe_chatter">
                         <field name="message_ids" widget="mail_thread"/>
-                        <field name="message_follower_ids" widget="mail_followers" context="{'followers_help': 'The User will automatically follow record created under this Sales team'}"/>
+                        <field name="message_follower_ids" widget="mail_followers" help="The User will automatically follow record created under this Sales team"/>
                     </div>
                 </form>
             </field>
diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/js/mail_followers.js b/addons/mail/static/src/js/mail_followers.js
index 3527313a72c..b9d515fddc8 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/js/mail_followers.js
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/js/mail_followers.js
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ openerp_mail_followers = function(session, mail) {
             this.options.image = this.node.attrs.image || 'image_small';
             this.options.title = this.node.attrs.title || 'Followers';
             this.options.context = this.node.attrs.context;
+            this.options.comment = this.node.attrs.help || false;
             this.ds_model = new session.web.DataSetSearch(this, this.view.model);
             this.ds_follow = new session.web.DataSetSearch(this, this.field.relation);
         },
diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/xml/mail_followers.xml b/addons/mail/static/src/xml/mail_followers.xml
index e8a6a2aa910..cf31ab3e24c 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/xml/mail_followers.xml
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/xml/mail_followers.xml
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
             <button type="button" class="oe_mail_button_unfollow oe_mail_button_mouseout">Following</button>
         </div>
         <div class="oe_grey">
-            <t t-if='widget.options.context'>
-                <h5><t t-raw="widget.options.context['followers_help']"/></h5>
+            <t t-if="widget.options.comment">
+                <h5><t t-raw="widget.options.comment"/></h5>
             </t>
         </div>
         <div class="oe_mail_recthread_followers">
diff --git a/addons/project/project_view.xml b/addons/project/project_view.xml
index 462f622fa03..45ba2f3cc38 100644
--- a/addons/project/project_view.xml
+++ b/addons/project/project_view.xml
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@
                 </sheet>
                 <div class="oe_chatter">
                     <field name="message_ids" widget="mail_thread"/>
-                    <field name="message_follower_ids" widget="mail_followers" context="{'followers_help': 'The User will automatically follow record created under this project'}"/>
+                    <field name="message_follower_ids" widget="mail_followers" help ="The User will automatically follow record created under this project"/>
                 </div>
                 </form>
             </field>