diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/merge_request_widget.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/merge_request_widget.js.es6
index 7a315e43667a08a55cde84065902981a9abb4493..b069379115b068d796595c76773c51fc764f8365 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/merge_request_widget.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/merge_request_widget.js.es6
@@ -126,7 +126,9 @@
 
     MergeRequestWidget.prototype.getMergeStatus = function() {
       return $.get(this.opts.merge_check_url, function(data) {
-        return $('.mr-state-widget').replaceWith(data);
+        var $html = $(data);
+        $('.mr-state-body').replaceWith($html.find('.mr-state-body'));
+        $('.mr-state-footer').replaceWith($html.find('.mr-state-footer'));
       });
     };