diff --git a/rhodecode/public/js/src/plugins/jquery.autocomplete.js b/rhodecode/public/js/src/plugins/jquery.autocomplete.js
--- a/rhodecode/public/js/src/plugins/jquery.autocomplete.js
+++ b/rhodecode/public/js/src/plugins/jquery.autocomplete.js
@@ -564,13 +564,15 @@
 
                 $.extend(ajaxSettings, options.ajaxSettings);
 
-                that.currentRequest = $.ajax(ajaxSettings).done(function (data) {
+                that.currentRequest = $.ajax(ajaxSettings)
+                .done(function (data) {
                     var result;
                     that.currentRequest = null;
                     result = options.transformResult(data);
                     that.processResponse(result, query, cacheKey);
                     options.onSearchComplete.call(that.element, query, result.suggestions);
-                }).fail(function (jqXHR, textStatus, errorThrown) {
+                })
+                .fail(function (jqXHR, textStatus, errorThrown) {
                     options.onSearchError.call(that.element, query, jqXHR, textStatus, errorThrown);
                 });
             }
diff --git a/rhodecode/public/js/src/rhodecode/comments.js b/rhodecode/public/js/src/rhodecode/comments.js
--- a/rhodecode/public/js/src/rhodecode/comments.js
+++ b/rhodecode/public/js/src/rhodecode/comments.js
@@ -588,21 +588,12 @@ var CommentsController = function() {
     var $comment = $(node).closest('.comment');
     var comment_id = $comment.attr('data-comment-id');
 
-    Swal.fire({
+    SwalNoAnimation.fire({
       title: 'Delete this comment?',
       icon: 'warning',
       showCancelButton: true,
-      confirmButtonColor: '#84a5d2',
-      cancelButtonColor: '#e85e4d',
       confirmButtonText: _gettext('Yes, delete comment #{0}!').format(comment_id),
-      showClass: {
-        popup: 'swal2-noanimation',
-        backdrop: 'swal2-noanimation'
-      },
-      hideClass: {
-        popup: '',
-        backdrop: ''
-      }
+
     }).then(function(result) {
       if (result.value) {
         self._deleteComment(node);
diff --git a/rhodecode/public/js/src/rhodecode/users.js b/rhodecode/public/js/src/rhodecode/users.js
--- a/rhodecode/public/js/src/rhodecode/users.js
+++ b/rhodecode/public/js/src/rhodecode/users.js
@@ -50,19 +50,9 @@ var UsersAutoComplete = function(input_i
 
 var _showAuthToken = function (authTokenId, showUrl) {
 
-    Swal.fire({
+    SwalNoAnimation.fire({
         title: _gettext('Show this authentication token?'),
         showCancelButton: true,
-        confirmButtonColor: '#84a5d2',
-        cancelButtonColor: '#e85e4d',
-        showClass: {
-            popup: 'swal2-noanimation',
-            backdrop: 'swal2-noanimation'
-        },
-        hideClass: {
-            popup: '',
-            backdrop: ''
-        },
         confirmButtonText: _gettext('Show'),
         showLoaderOnConfirm: true,
         allowOutsideClick: function () {
@@ -98,19 +88,9 @@ var _showAuthToken = function (authToken
             var tmpl = ('<code>{0}</code>' +
                        '<i class="tooltip icon-clipboard clipboard-action" data-clipboard-text="{1}" title="Copy Token"></i>');
 
-            Swal.fire({
+            SwalNoAnimation.fire({
                 title: _gettext('Authentication Token'),
                 html: tmpl.format(result.value.auth_token, result.value.auth_token),
-                confirmButtonColor: '#84a5d2',
-                cancelButtonColor: '#e85e4d',
-                showClass: {
-                    popup: 'swal2-noanimation',
-                    backdrop: 'swal2-noanimation'
-                },
-                hideClass: {
-                    popup: '',
-                    backdrop: ''
-                },
             })
         }
     })
diff --git a/rhodecode/public/js/src/rhodecode/utils/ajax.js b/rhodecode/public/js/src/rhodecode/utils/ajax.js
--- a/rhodecode/public/js/src/rhodecode/utils/ajax.js
+++ b/rhodecode/public/js/src/rhodecode/utils/ajax.js
@@ -80,6 +80,30 @@ var ajaxPOST = function (url, postData, 
     return request;
 };
 
+
+SwalNoAnimation = Swal.mixin({
+    confirmButtonColor: '#84a5d2',
+    cancelButtonColor: '#e85e4d',
+    showClass: {
+        popup: 'swal2-noanimation',
+        backdrop: 'swal2-noanimation'
+    },
+    hideClass: {
+        popup: '',
+        backdrop: ''
+    },
+})
+
+
+/* Example usage:
+*
+  error: function(jqXHR, textStatus, errorThrown) {
+    var prefix = "Error while fetching entries.\n"
+    var message = formatErrorMessage(jqXHR, textStatus, errorThrown, prefix);
+    ajaxErrorSwal(message);
+   }
+*
+* */
 function formatErrorMessage(jqXHR, textStatus, errorThrown, prefix) {
     if(typeof prefix === "undefined") {
         prefix = ''
@@ -107,7 +131,7 @@ function formatErrorMessage(jqXHR, textS
 }
 
 function ajaxErrorSwal(message) {
-    Swal.fire({
+    SwalNoAnimation.fire({
         icon: 'error',
         title: _gettext('Ajax Request Error'),
         html: '<span style="white-space: pre-line">{0}</span>'.format(message),
@@ -135,21 +159,13 @@ function submitConfirm(event, self, ques
     }
     event.preventDefault();
 
-    Swal.fire({
+    SwalNoAnimation.fire({
       title: question,
       icon: 'warning',
       html: htmlText,
-      showClass: {
-        popup: 'swal2-noanimation',
-        backdrop: 'swal2-noanimation'
-      },
-      hideClass: {
-        popup: '',
-        backdrop: ''
-      },
+
       showCancelButton: true,
-      confirmButtonColor: '#84a5d2',
-      cancelButtonColor: '#e85e4d',
+
       confirmButtonText: confirmText
     }).then(function(result) {
       if (result.value) {
diff --git a/rhodecode/templates/base/base.mako b/rhodecode/templates/base/base.mako
--- a/rhodecode/templates/base/base.mako
+++ b/rhodecode/templates/base/base.mako
@@ -1069,8 +1069,14 @@
             },
             onSearchError: function (element, query, jqXHR, textStatus, errorThrown) {
                 if (jqXHR !== 'abort') {
-                    alert("Error during search.\nError code: {0}".format(textStatus));
-                    window.location = '';
+                    var message = formatErrorMessage(jqXHR, textStatus, errorThrown);
+                    SwalNoAnimation.fire({
+                        icon: 'error',
+                        title: _gettext('Error during search operation'),
+                        html: '<span style="white-space: pre-line">{0}</span>'.format(message),
+                    }).then(function(result) {
+                        window.location.reload();
+                    })
                 }
             },
             onSearchStart: function (params) {