diff --git a/classes/controller/FrontController.php b/classes/controller/FrontController.php
index e32e55579..a58532806 100755
--- a/classes/controller/FrontController.php
+++ b/classes/controller/FrontController.php
@@ -435,8 +435,8 @@ class FrontControllerCore extends Controller
 		$this->context->smarty->assign(array(
 			'HOOK_HEADER' => $hook_header,
 			'HOOK_TOP' => Hook::exec('displayTop'),
-            'HOOK_LEFT_COLUMN' => ($this->display_column_left ? Hook::exec('displayLeftColumn') : ''),
-            'HOOK_RIGHT_COLUMN' => ($this->display_column_right ? Hook::exec('displayRightColumn', array('cart' => $this->context->cart)) : ''),
+			'HOOK_LEFT_COLUMN' => ($this->display_column_left ? Hook::exec('displayLeftColumn') : ''),
+			'HOOK_RIGHT_COLUMN' => ($this->display_column_right ? Hook::exec('displayRightColumn', array('cart' => $this->context->cart)) : ''),
 		));
 
 		$this->display_header = $display;
diff --git a/controllers/front/SearchController.php b/controllers/front/SearchController.php
index feee0d3bb..c9810f86d 100644
--- a/controllers/front/SearchController.php
+++ b/controllers/front/SearchController.php
@@ -40,7 +40,14 @@ class SearchControllerCore extends FrontController
 		parent::init();
 
 		$this->instant_search = Tools::getValue('instantSearch');
+
 		$this->ajax_search = Tools::getValue('ajaxSearch');
+
+		if ($this->instant_search || $this->ajax_search)
+		{
+			$this->display_header = false;
+			$this->display_footer = false;
+		}
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/modules/blocksearch/blocksearch-top.tpl b/modules/blocksearch/blocksearch-top.tpl
index 64a3d2716..5b07fc000 100644
--- a/modules/blocksearch/blocksearch-top.tpl
+++ b/modules/blocksearch/blocksearch-top.tpl
@@ -65,14 +65,19 @@
 				stopInstantSearchQueries();
 				instantSearchQuery = $.ajax({
 				url: '{/literal}{if $search_ssl == 1}{$link->getPageLink('search', true)}{else}{$link->getPageLink('search')}{/if}{literal}',
-				data: 'instantSearch=1&id_lang={/literal}{$cookie->id_lang}{literal}&q='+$(this).val(),
+				data: {
+					instantSearch: 1,
+					id_lang: {/literal}{$cookie->id_lang}{literal},
+					q: $(this).val()
+				},
 				dataType: 'html',
+				type: 'POST',
 				success: function(data){
 					if($("#search_query_top").val().length > 0)
 					{
 						tryToCloseInstantSearch();
 						$('#center_column').attr('id', 'old_center_column');
-						$('#old_center_column').after('<div id="center_column">'+data+'</div>');
+						$('#old_center_column').after('<div id="center_column" class="' + $('#old_center_column').attr('class') + '">'+data+'</div>');
 						$('#old_center_column').hide();
 						$("#instant_search_results a.close").click(function() {
 							$("#search_query_top").val('');