diff --git a/module/Restore/view/restore/restore/index.phtml b/module/Restore/view/restore/restore/index.phtml
index 9a2ad442..967cfbdf 100644
--- a/module/Restore/view/restore/restore/index.phtml
+++ b/module/Restore/view/restore/restore/index.phtml
@@ -30,12 +30,25 @@ $this->headTitle($title);
 
 <?php if($this->acl_alert) : echo $this->ACLAlert($this->required_commands); elseif(!$this->acl_alert) : ?>
 
-<?php
-   if(isset($this->errors) && !empty($this->errors)) {
-      echo '<div class="alert alert-danger" role="alert"><button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="alert" aria-label="Close"><span aria-hidden="true">&times;</span></button>
-  <strong>Error: </strong>'.$this->errors.'</div>';
-   }
-?>
+<!-- modal-001 start -->
+<div id="modal-001" class="modal fade modal-001" tabindex="-1" role="dialog" aria-labelledby="mySmallModalLabel">
+  <div class="modal-dialog modal-md">
+    <div class="modal-content">
+   <div class="modal-header">
+   <button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="modal" aria-label="Close"><span aria-hidden="true">&times;</span></button>
+   <h4 class="modal-title" id="myModalLabel"><?php echo $this->translate("Failed to retrieve data from Bareos director"); ?></h4>
+      </div>
+      <div class="modal-body">
+   <p><?php echo $this->translate("Error message received:"); ?></p>
+   <p class="text-danger"><?php echo $this->errors; ?></p>
+      </div>
+      <div class="modal-footer">
+         <button type="button" class="btn btn-default" data-dismiss="modal"><?php echo $this->translate("Close"); ?></button>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</div>
+<!-- modal-001 end -->
 
 <?php if(isset($this->result)) : ?>
 
@@ -321,6 +334,16 @@ $this->headTitle($title);
       window.location.href = window.location.pathname + '?' + updateRestoreParams('limit', this.value);
    });
 
+   $(document).ready(function(){
+
+      var errors = '<?php echo str_replace(array("\n","\r"), "", $this->errors); ?>';
+
+      if(errors != null) {
+         $("#modal-001").modal();
+      }
+
+   });
+
 </script>
 
 <?php endif; ?>