diff --git a/web/src/main/webapp/xslt/ui-metadata/form-builder.xsl b/web/src/main/webapp/xslt/ui-metadata/form-builder.xsl
index 10cf7847491..6358cb94da3 100644
--- a/web/src/main/webapp/xslt/ui-metadata/form-builder.xsl
+++ b/web/src/main/webapp/xslt/ui-metadata/form-builder.xsl
@@ -561,7 +561,7 @@
                       <xsl:attribute name="aria-haspopup">true</xsl:attribute>
                       <xsl:attribute name="aria-expanded">false</xsl:attribute>
                     </xsl:if>
-                    <i class="{if ($btnClass != '') then $btnClass else 'fa fa-plus'}"/>
+                    <i class="{if ($btnClass != '') then $btnClass else 'fa fa-plus'}"></i>
                     <xsl:if test="$btnLabel != ''">&#160;
                       <span>
                         <xsl:value-of select="$btnLabel"/>
@@ -919,9 +919,9 @@
               <xsl:when test="$qualifiedName = 'gfc:code' and $schema='iso19110'">
 
                 <div class="btn-group">
-                  <button type="button" class="btn btn-default dropdown-toggle fa fa-plus gn-add" data-toggle="dropdown" title="{$i18n/addA} {$label}">
-                    <span/>
-                    <span class="caret"/>
+                  <button type="button" class="btn btn-default dropdown-toggle gn-add" data-toggle="dropdown" title="{$i18n/addA} {$label}">
+                    <i class="fa fa-plus"></i>
+                    <span class="caret"></span>
                   </button>
                   <ul class="dropdown-menu">
                     <xsl:variable name="name" select="'gco:CharacterString'"/>
@@ -967,10 +967,10 @@
               <xsl:when test="count($childEditInfo/gn:choose) > 1">
                 <div class="btn-group">
                   <button type="button"
-                          class="btn btn-default dropdown-toggle {if ($btnClass != '') then $btnClass else 'fa fa-plus'} gn-add"
+                          class="btn btn-default dropdown-toggle gn-add"
                           data-toggle="dropdown"
                           title="{$i18n/addA} {$label}">
-                    <span/>
+                    <i class="{if ($btnClass != '') then $btnClass else 'fa fa-plus'}"></i>
                     <xsl:if test="$btnLabel != ''">&#160;
                       <span>
                         <xsl:value-of select="$btnLabel"/>
@@ -1004,7 +1004,7 @@
                 <a class="btn btn-default"
                    title="{$i18n/addA} {$label}"
                    data-gn-click-and-spin="add({$parentEditInfo/@ref}, '{if ($name != '') then $name else concat(@prefix, ':', @name)}', '{$id}', 'before');">
-                  <i class="{if ($btnClass != '') then $btnClass else 'fa fa-plus'} gn-add"/>
+                  <i class="{if ($btnClass != '') then $btnClass else 'fa fa-plus'} gn-add"></i>
                   <xsl:if test="$btnLabel != ''">&#160;
                     <span>
                       <xsl:value-of select="$btnLabel"/>
@@ -1462,7 +1462,7 @@
       <a class="btn btn-default"
          title="{$i18n/addA} {$name}"
          data-gn-click-and-spin="add({$parentEditInfo/@parent}, '{$name}', {$editInfo/@ref})">
-        <i class="fa fa-plus gn-add"/>
+        <i class="fa fa-plus gn-add"></i>
       </a>
     </xsl:if>
   </xsl:template>
@@ -1623,7 +1623,7 @@
             id="gn-attr-add-button-{$fieldName}"
             data-gn-click-and-spin="add('{$ref}', '{@name}', '{$insertRef}', null, true)"
             title="{$attributeLabel/description}">
-      <i class="fa fa-plus fa-fw"/>
+      <i class="fa fa-plus fa-fw"></i>
       <xsl:value-of select="$attributeLabel/label"/>
     </button>
   </xsl:template>