diff --git a/pagure/lib/notify.py b/pagure/lib/notify.py
index 03520c4..d0ebed5 100644
--- a/pagure/lib/notify.py
+++ b/pagure/lib/notify.py
@@ -804,14 +804,15 @@ Reopened pull-request:
     )
 
 
-def notify_cancelled_pull_request(request, user):
+def notify_closed_pull_request(request, user):
     """ Notify the people following a project that a pull-request was
-    cancelled in it.
+    closed in it.
     """
     text = """
-%s canceled a pull-request against the project: `%s` that you are following.
+%s closed without merging a pull-request against the project: `%s` that you
+are following.
 
-Cancelled pull-request:
+Closed pull-request:
 
 ``
 %s
diff --git a/pagure/lib/query.py b/pagure/lib/query.py
index 7abbd8f..118e59a 100644
--- a/pagure/lib/query.py
+++ b/pagure/lib/query.py
@@ -3270,7 +3270,7 @@ def close_pull_request(session, request, user, merged=True):
     if merged is True:
         pagure.lib.notify.notify_merge_pull_request(request, user_obj)
     else:
-        pagure.lib.notify.notify_cancelled_pull_request(request, user_obj)
+        pagure.lib.notify.notify_closed_pull_request(request, user_obj)
 
     pagure.lib.git.update_git(request, repo=request.project)
 
diff --git a/pagure/templates/repo_pull_request.html b/pagure/templates/repo_pull_request.html
index 78f5358..2f1bef1 100644
--- a/pagure/templates/repo_pull_request.html
+++ b/pagure/templates/repo_pull_request.html
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
             <span class="text-muted" title="{{ pull_request.user.html_title }}">by {{ pull_request.user.user }}.</span>
           {% elif pull_request.status == 'Closed' %}
             <span data-toggle="tooltip" title="{{pull_request.closed_at | format_datetime}}">
-              <span class="text-danger font-weight-bold">Cancelled</span> {{ pull_request.closed_at |humanize }}
+              <span class="text-danger font-weight-bold">Closed</span> {{ pull_request.closed_at |humanize }}
             </span>
             by
             <span title="{{ pull_request.closed_by.html_title }}">{{ pull_request.closed_by.user }}.</span>
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@
                 {% endif %}
 
               <form style="display:inline;" action="{{ url_for(
-                  'ui_ns.cancel_request_pull', username=username,
+                  'ui_ns.close_request_pull', username=username,
                   namespace=repo.namespace,
                   repo=repo.name, requestid=requestid) }}" method="POST">
            {% endif %}
@@ -158,9 +158,9 @@
            {% if pull_request.status == 'Open' and g.authenticated and
               (g.repo_committer or g.fas_user.username == pull_request.user.username) %}
               {{ mergeform.csrf_token }}
-                  <button type="submit" value="Close" id="cancel_pr"
+                  <button type="submit" value="Close" id="close_pr"
                           class="btn btn-outline-danger btn-sm" title="Close PR without merging it" data-toggle="tooltip">
-                    <span class="fa fa-times"></span> Cancel
+                    <span class="fa fa-times"></span> Close
                   </button>
           {% endif %}
           {% if pull_request.status == 'Open' and g.authenticated and
@@ -944,7 +944,7 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
     return false;
   });
 
-  $('#cancel_pr').click(function(){
+  $('#close_pr').click(function(){
     return window.confirm("Are you sure you want to close this requested pull?");
   });
 
diff --git a/pagure/ui/fork.py b/pagure/ui/fork.py
index 1527430..c0c743e 100644
--- a/pagure/ui/fork.py
+++ b/pagure/ui/fork.py
@@ -1218,21 +1218,21 @@ def merge_request_pull(repo, requestid, username=None, namespace=None):
     )
 
 
-@UI_NS.route("/<repo>/pull-request/cancel/<int:requestid>", methods=["POST"])
+@UI_NS.route("/<repo>/pull-request/close/<int:requestid>", methods=["POST"])
 @UI_NS.route(
-    "/<namespace>/<repo>/pull-request/cancel/<int:requestid>", methods=["POST"]
+    "/<namespace>/<repo>/pull-request/close/<int:requestid>", methods=["POST"]
 )
 @UI_NS.route(
-    "/fork/<username>/<repo>/pull-request/cancel/<int:requestid>",
+    "/fork/<username>/<repo>/pull-request/close/<int:requestid>",
     methods=["POST"],
 )
 @UI_NS.route(
-    "/fork/<username>/<namespace>/<repo>/pull-request/cancel/<int:requestid>",
+    "/fork/<username>/<namespace>/<repo>/pull-request/close/<int:requestid>",
     methods=["POST"],
 )
 @login_required
-def cancel_request_pull(repo, requestid, username=None, namespace=None):
-    """ Cancel a pull request.
+def close_request_pull(repo, requestid, username=None, namespace=None):
+    """ Close a pull request without merging it.
     """
 
     form = pagure.forms.ConfirmationForm()
@@ -1254,7 +1254,7 @@ def cancel_request_pull(repo, requestid, username=None, namespace=None):
         ):
             flask.abort(
                 403,
-                "You are not allowed to cancel pull-request for this project",
+                "You are not allowed to close pull-request for this project",
             )
 
         pagure.lib.query.close_pull_request(
diff --git a/tests/test_pagure_flask_ui_fork.py b/tests/test_pagure_flask_ui_fork.py
index 42486a6..56231c0 100644
--- a/tests/test_pagure_flask_ui_fork.py
+++ b/tests/test_pagure_flask_ui_fork.py
@@ -1661,8 +1661,8 @@ index 0000000..2a552bb
         shutil.rmtree(newpath)
 
     @patch('pagure.lib.notify.send_email')
-    def test_cancel_request_pull(self, send_email):
-        """ Test the cancel_request_pull endpoint. """
+    def test_close_request_pull(self, send_email):
+        """ Test the close_request_pull endpoint. """
         send_email.return_value = True
 
         tests.create_projects(self.session)
@@ -1673,11 +1673,11 @@ index 0000000..2a552bb
 
         user = tests.FakeUser()
         with tests.user_set(self.app.application, user):
-            output = self.app.post('/test/pull-request/cancel/1')
+            output = self.app.post('/test/pull-request/close/1')
             self.assertEqual(output.status_code, 302)
 
             output = self.app.post(
-                '/test/pull-request/cancel/1', follow_redirects=True)
+                '/test/pull-request/close/1', follow_redirects=True)
             self.assertEqual(output.status_code, 200)
             output_text = output.get_data(as_text=True)
             self.assertIn(
@@ -1697,19 +1697,19 @@ index 0000000..2a552bb
 
             # Invalid project
             output = self.app.post(
-                '/foo/pull-request/cancel/1', data=data,
+                '/foo/pull-request/close/1', data=data,
                 follow_redirects=True)
             self.assertEqual(output.status_code, 404)
 
             # Invalid PR id
             output = self.app.post(
-                '/test/pull-request/cancel/100', data=data,
+                '/test/pull-request/close/100', data=data,
                 follow_redirects=True)
             self.assertEqual(output.status_code, 404)
 
             # Invalid user for this project
             output = self.app.post(
-                '/test/pull-request/cancel/1', data=data,
+                '/test/pull-request/close/1', data=data,
                 follow_redirects=True)
             self.assertEqual(output.status_code, 403)
 
@@ -1724,7 +1724,7 @@ index 0000000..2a552bb
             self.session.commit()
 
             output = self.app.post(
-                '/test/pull-request/cancel/1', data=data,
+                '/test/pull-request/close/1', data=data,
                 follow_redirects=True)
             self.assertEqual(output.status_code, 404)
 
@@ -1737,7 +1737,7 @@ index 0000000..2a552bb
             self.session.commit()
 
             output = self.app.post(
-                '/test/pull-request/cancel/1', data=data,
+                '/test/pull-request/close/1', data=data,
                 follow_redirects=True)
             self.assertEqual(output.status_code, 200)
             output_text = output.get_data(as_text=True)