diff --git a/contrib/static/search.js b/contrib/static/search.js
index 14504b7..09efe0c 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.id = "navbar";
+    inner.setAttribute("class", "navbar");
     var button = document.createElement("button");
     var input = document.createElement("input");
     var newsgroup = document.createElement("input");