diff --git a/applications/admin/static/js/web2py.js b/applications/admin/static/js/web2py.js
index bbeb0a9c8..6eeef9ca2 100644
--- a/applications/admin/static/js/web2py.js
+++ b/applications/admin/static/js/web2py.js
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@
             var flash = $('.w2p_flash');
             web2py.hide_flash();
             flash.html(message).addClass(status);
-            if (flash.html()) flash.append('<a id="closeflash" href="#" style="text-decoration: inherit; color: inherit;"> &times; </a>').slideDown();
+            if (flash.html()) flash.append('<a id="closeflash" href="javascript:null;" style="text-decoration: inherit; color: inherit;"> &times; </a>').slideDown();
         },
         hide_flash: function () {
             $('.w2p_flash').fadeOut(0).html('');
@@ -767,4 +767,4 @@ web2py_event_handlers = jQuery.web2py.event_handlers;
 web2py_trap_link = jQuery.web2py.trap_link;
 web2py_calc_entropy = jQuery.web2py.calc_entropy;
 */
-/* compatibility code - end*/
\ No newline at end of file
+/* compatibility code - end*/