diff --git a/contrib/static/search.js b/contrib/static/search.js
index eeb1881..7240822 100644
--- a/contrib/static/search.js
+++ b/contrib/static/search.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 /** inject search widget */
 function inject_search(elem) {
     var inner = document.createElement("div");
-    inner.setAttribute("class", "navbar");
+    inner.setAttribute("class", "search-navbar");
     var button = document.createElement("button");
     var input = document.createElement("input");
     var newsgroup = document.createElement("input");
diff --git a/contrib/static/site.css b/contrib/static/site.css
index 2189dfe..b59dfa1 100644
--- a/contrib/static/site.css
+++ b/contrib/static/site.css
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ a, a:visited, .navbar-link > label {
     text-decoration: underline;
 }
 
-.navbar {
+.navbar, .search-navbar {
     position: fixed;
     top: 0px;
     left: 0px;
@@ -282,6 +282,10 @@ a, a:visited, .navbar-link > label {
     padding-top: 2px;
 }
 
+.search-navbar {
+    margin-left: 10px;
+}
+
 .searchresult {
     margin-top: 20px;
 }