diff --git a/includes/modal.inc b/includes/modal.inc
index 4542009..ec2f93c 100644
--- a/includes/modal.inc
+++ b/includes/modal.inc
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ function ctools_modal_form_render($form_state, $output) {
 
   // If there are messages for the form, render them.
   if ($messages = theme('status_messages')) {
-    $output = '<div class="messages">' . $messages . '</div>' . $output;
+    $output = $messages . $output;
   }
 
   $commands = array();