diff --git a/web/skins/classic/css/base/skin.css b/web/skins/classic/css/base/skin.css
index ff37e5dd8..07e79bf20 100644
--- a/web/skins/classic/css/base/skin.css
+++ b/web/skins/classic/css/base/skin.css
@@ -340,6 +340,14 @@ ul.tabList li.active a {
 .alarm, .errorText, .error {
     color: #ff3f34;
 }
+/* Refers to the error box at the top of the web UI */
+#error {
+  width: 100%;
+  padding: 5px;
+  font-weight: bold;
+  background-color: white;
+  color: #ff3f34;
+}
 
 .timedErrorBox {
   color:white;
diff --git a/web/skins/classic/includes/functions.php b/web/skins/classic/includes/functions.php
index b25f3f5e5..8d2bd673c 100644
--- a/web/skins/classic/includes/functions.php
+++ b/web/skins/classic/includes/functions.php
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ function getBodyTopHTML() {
 ';
   global $error_message;
   if ( $error_message ) {
-   echo '<div class="error">'.$error_message.'</div>';
+   echo '<div id="error">'.$error_message.'</div>';
   }
 } // end function getBodyTopHTML
 
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ function getNormalNavBarHTML($running, $user, $bandwidth_options, $view, $skin)
   $status = runtimeStatus($running);
 
 ?>
-<div class="fixed-top container-fluid p-0">
+<div class="container-fluid p-0">
   <nav class="navbar navbar-expand-md navbar-dark bg-dark justify-content-center flex-row">
 
     <div class="navbar-brand justify-content-start align-self-start">