diff --git a/src/definitions/behaviors/form.js b/src/definitions/behaviors/form.js
index a126867cc..afd10a7bb 100644
--- a/src/definitions/behaviors/form.js
+++ b/src/definitions/behaviors/form.js
@@ -555,6 +555,7 @@ $.fn.form = function(parameters) {
           },
           errors: function(errors) {
             module.debug('Adding form error messages', errors);
+            module.set.error();
             $message
               .html( settings.templates.error(errors) )
             ;