diff --git a/public/css/legacy/dialog.css b/public/css/legacy/dialog.css
index 601223e13f..85663ad3b4 100644
--- a/public/css/legacy/dialog.css
+++ b/public/css/legacy/dialog.css
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ div.dialog_body {
 	-webkit-border-radius: 5px;	
 }
 
-div.dialog_back {
+div#freeze {
 	position: fixed;
 	display: none;
 	top: 0px;
diff --git a/public/js/legacy/webpage/search.js b/public/js/legacy/webpage/search.js
index 1d4980a920..cd179a9991 100644
--- a/public/js/legacy/webpage/search.js
+++ b/public/js/legacy/webpage/search.js
@@ -141,7 +141,6 @@ function makeselector() {
 		if(this.disabled) return;
 
 		this.args.is_ajax = true;
-		this.set_working();
 		d.set_doctype = d.sel_type;
 		var q = '';
 		args = {};
@@ -174,6 +173,7 @@ function makeselector() {
 		});
 
 		// run the query
+		this.set_working();
 		$c('webnotes.widgets.search.search_widget',
 			args,
 			function(r, rtxt) {