diff --git a/framework/base/control.class.php b/framework/base/control.class.php
index 5583d43233..4cd809322f 100644
--- a/framework/base/control.class.php
+++ b/framework/base/control.class.php
@@ -1158,7 +1158,7 @@ class baseControl
                 foreach($message as $item => $errors) $message[$item] = implode(',', $errors);
                 return helper::end(js::alert(strip_tags(implode('\n', $message))));
             }
-            elseif(empty($_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER']) && !empty($data['load']['alert']))
+            elseif((empty($_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER']) || $this->viewType == 'html') && !empty($data['load']['alert']))
             {
                 if(empty($data['load']['locate'])) return helper::end(js::alert($data['load']['alert']));
                 return helper::end(js::alert($data['load']['alert']) . js::locate($data['load']['locate']));