diff --git a/modules/ve-mw/init/targets/ve.init.mw.ArticleTarget.js b/modules/ve-mw/init/targets/ve.init.mw.ArticleTarget.js
index 7daf54f0f8..45a21d0464 100644
--- a/modules/ve-mw/init/targets/ve.init.mw.ArticleTarget.js
+++ b/modules/ve-mw/init/targets/ve.init.mw.ArticleTarget.js
@@ -855,7 +855,7 @@ ve.init.mw.ArticleTarget.prototype.saveErrorNewUser = function ( username ) {
 		).parseDom()
 	);
 
-	this.showSaveError( $msg );
+	this.showSaveError( $msg, true );
 };
 
 /**