diff --git a/templates/rrs/maintainers.html b/templates/rrs/maintainers.html
index 6ca4906..f898fd6 100644
--- a/templates/rrs/maintainers.html
+++ b/templates/rrs/maintainers.html
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     </div>
 </div>
 
-<div id="no_maintainers_alert" class="alert">
+<div id="no_maintainers_alert" class="alert" style="display:none">
     No maintainers found <a href="#" id="view-all-maintainers" style="margin-left:10px;">View all maintainers</a>
 </div>
 <table class="table table-bordered table-hover" id="statistics-table">
diff --git a/templates/rrs/recipes.html b/templates/rrs/recipes.html
index d823517..a94703d 100644
--- a/templates/rrs/recipes.html
+++ b/templates/rrs/recipes.html
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
     </div>
 </div>
 
-<div id="no_recipes_alert" class="alert">
+<div id="no_recipes_alert" class="alert" style="display:none">
     No recipes found <a href="#" id="view-all-recipes" style="margin-left:10px;">View all recipes</a>
 </div>
 <table class="table table-bordered tablesorter table-hover" id="recipestable">