diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/js/mail.js b/addons/mail/static/src/js/mail.js
index 4dd5d3a17d9..b40ac8b8a63 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/js/mail.js
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/js/mail.js
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ openerp.mail = function (session) {
             this.is_favorite = datasets.is_favorite ||  false,
             this.thread_level = datasets.thread_level ||  0,
             this.to_read = datasets.to_read || false,
-            this.author_id = datasets.author_id ||  [this.session.uid],
+            this.author_id = datasets.author_id ||  [this.options.root_thread.pid],
             this.attachment_ids = datasets.attachment_ids ||  [],
             this.partner_ids = datasets.partner_ids || [];
             this._date = datasets.date;
@@ -1424,6 +1424,7 @@ openerp.mail = function (session) {
          */
         init: function (parent, action) {
             this._super(parent, action);
+            var self = this;
             this.action = _.clone(action);
             this.domain = this.action.domain || this.action.params.domain || [];
             this.context = this.action.context || this.action.params.context || {};
@@ -1441,6 +1442,11 @@ openerp.mail = function (session) {
             }, this.action.params);
 
             this.action.params.help = this.action.help || false;
+
+            new session.web.DataSetSearch(this, 'res.users').call('read', [this.session.uid, ['partner_id']])
+                .then(function (result) {
+                    self.session.partner_id = result.partner_id || false;
+                });
         },
 
         start: function (options) {
diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/js/mail_followers.js b/addons/mail/static/src/js/mail_followers.js
index a5a97f48d26..7bb019cde4f 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/js/mail_followers.js
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/js/mail_followers.js
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ openerp_mail_followers = function(session, mail) {
             this.ds_model = new session.web.DataSetSearch(this, this.view.model);
             this.ds_follow = new session.web.DataSetSearch(this, this.field.relation);
             this.ds_users = new session.web.DataSetSearch(this, 'res.users');
+
+            this.value = [];
         },
 
         start: function() {
@@ -41,6 +43,11 @@ openerp_mail_followers = function(session, mail) {
             this._super();
         },
 
+        set_value: function(_value) {
+            this.value = _value;
+            this._super(_value);
+        },
+
         _check_visibility: function() {
             this.$el.toggle(this.view.get("actual_mode") !== "create");
         },
@@ -86,13 +93,14 @@ openerp_mail_followers = function(session, mail) {
         read_value: function () {
             var self = this;
             return this.ds_model.read_ids([this.view.datarecord.id], ['message_follower_ids']).then(function (results) {
-                self.set_value(results[0].message_follower_ids);
+                self.value = results[0].message_follower_ids;
+                self.render_value();
             });
         },
 
         render_value: function () {
             this.reinit();
-            return this.fetch_followers(this.get("value"));
+            return this.fetch_followers(this.value);
         },
 
         fetch_followers: function (value_) {
@@ -111,7 +119,7 @@ openerp_mail_followers = function(session, mail) {
             event.preventDefault();
             return this.ds_users.call('read', [this.session.uid, ['partner_id']]).then(function (results) {
                 var pid = results['partner_id'][0];
-                self.message_is_follower = (_.indexOf(self.get('value'), pid) != -1);
+                self.message_is_follower = (_.indexOf(self.value, pid) != -1);
             }).then(self.proxy('display_generic'));
         },
         _format_followers: function(count){
@@ -131,7 +139,7 @@ openerp_mail_followers = function(session, mail) {
         display_generic: function () {
             var self = this;
             var node_user_list = this.$('.oe_follower_list').empty();
-            this.$('.oe_follower_title').html(this._format_followers(this.get('value').length));
+            this.$('.oe_follower_title').html(this._format_followers(this.value.length));
         },
 
         /** Display the followers */
@@ -206,7 +214,8 @@ openerp_mail_followers = function(session, mail) {
                 $(record).attr('checked',false);
             });
             var context = new session.web.CompoundContext(this.build_context(), {});
-            return this.ds_model.call('message_unsubscribe_users', [[this.view.datarecord.id], [this.session.uid], context]).then(this.proxy('read_value'));
+            return this.ds_model.call('message_unsubscribe_users', [[this.view.datarecord.id], [this.session.uid], context])
+                .then(this.proxy('read_value'));
         },
 
         do_update_subscription: function (event) {
@@ -220,7 +229,7 @@ openerp_mail_followers = function(session, mail) {
             });
 
             var context = new session.web.CompoundContext(this.build_context(), {});
-            return this.ds_model.call('message_subscribe_users', [[this.view.datarecord.id], [this.session.uid], this.message_is_follower ? checklist:undefined, context])
+            return this.ds_model.call('message_subscribe_users', [[this.view.datarecord.id], [this.session.uid], this.message_is_follower ? checklist : undefined, context])
                 .then(this.proxy('read_value'));
         },
     });