diff --git a/app/views/work_packages/index.html.erb b/app/views/work_packages/index.html.erb
index e2c76597ca..2719d57a98 100644
--- a/app/views/work_packages/index.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/work_packages/index.html.erb
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ See doc/COPYRIGHT.rdoc for more details.
 
 <%= render :partial => 'layouts/action_menu_specific' %>
 
+<%= error_messages_for 'query' %>
+
 <div class="title-bar">
   <div class="title-bar-extras">
 
@@ -118,8 +120,6 @@ See doc/COPYRIGHT.rdoc for more details.
   </div><!-- .title-bar-extras -->
 </div><!-- .title-bar -->
 
-<%= error_messages_for 'query' %>
-
 <% if query.valid? %>
   <% if work_packages.empty? %>
     <p class="nodata"><%= l(:label_no_data) %></p>