diff --git a/superset/templates/superset/dashboard.html b/superset/templates/superset/dashboard.html
index 71bfd4db32f8f..86e33c399a207 100644
--- a/superset/templates/superset/dashboard.html
+++ b/superset/templates/superset/dashboard.html
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   class="dashboard container-fluid"
   data-bootstrap="{{ bootstrap_data }}"
 >
-  <div id="alert-container">
+  <div id="alert-container"></div>
   <div id="dashboard-header"></div>
 
   <!-- gridster class used for backwards compatibility -->