diff --git a/assets/javascripts/views/content/entry_page.coffee b/assets/javascripts/views/content/entry_page.coffee
index 5010e405..14cd7bb8 100644
--- a/assets/javascripts/views/content/entry_page.coffee
+++ b/assets/javascripts/views/content/entry_page.coffee
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 class app.views.EntryPage extends app.View
   @className: '_page'
+  @errorClass: '_page-error'
 
   @events:
     click: 'onClick'
@@ -97,6 +98,7 @@ class app.views.EntryPage extends app.View
   onError: =>
     @xhr = null
     @render @tmpl('pageLoadError')
+    @addClass @constructor.errorClass
     app.appCache?.update()
     return
 
diff --git a/assets/stylesheets/components/_page.scss b/assets/stylesheets/components/_page.scss
index 1fc7d40d..30ca2fff 100644
--- a/assets/stylesheets/components/_page.scss
+++ b/assets/stylesheets/components/_page.scss
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 ._page {
   position: relative;
 
+  ._page-error { position: static; }
+
   > h1 { @extend ._lined-heading; }
   > h1:first-child { margin-top: 0; }