diff --git a/applications/admin/static/js/web2py.js b/applications/admin/static/js/web2py.js
index 79d41094..e6e62386 100644
--- a/applications/admin/static/js/web2py.js
+++ b/applications/admin/static/js/web2py.js
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@
     },
     /* manage errors in forms */
     manage_errors: function(target) {
-      $('.error', target).hide().slideDown('slow');
+      $('div.error', target).hide().slideDown('slow');
     },
     after_ajax: function(xhr) {
       /* called whenever an ajax request completes */
diff --git a/applications/examples/static/js/web2py.js b/applications/examples/static/js/web2py.js
index 79d41094..e6e62386 100644
--- a/applications/examples/static/js/web2py.js
+++ b/applications/examples/static/js/web2py.js
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@
     },
     /* manage errors in forms */
     manage_errors: function(target) {
-      $('.error', target).hide().slideDown('slow');
+      $('div.error', target).hide().slideDown('slow');
     },
     after_ajax: function(xhr) {
       /* called whenever an ajax request completes */
diff --git a/applications/welcome/static/js/web2py.js b/applications/welcome/static/js/web2py.js
index 79d41094..e6e62386 100644
--- a/applications/welcome/static/js/web2py.js
+++ b/applications/welcome/static/js/web2py.js
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@
     },
     /* manage errors in forms */
     manage_errors: function(target) {
-      $('.error', target).hide().slideDown('slow');
+      $('div.error', target).hide().slideDown('slow');
     },
     after_ajax: function(xhr) {
       /* called whenever an ajax request completes */