diff --git a/src/definitions/behaviors/form.js b/src/definitions/behaviors/form.js
index e19bcab85..ab38f5717 100644
--- a/src/definitions/behaviors/form.js
+++ b/src/definitions/behaviors/form.js
@@ -557,6 +557,7 @@ $.fn.form = function(parameters) {
           },
           errors: function(errors) {
             module.debug('Adding form error messages', errors);
+            module.set.error();
             $message
               .html( settings.templates.error(errors) )
             ;