diff --git a/dashboard-ui/scripts/librarymenu.js b/dashboard-ui/scripts/librarymenu.js
index 3fb2ff4bc..0033565e1 100644
--- a/dashboard-ui/scripts/librarymenu.js
+++ b/dashboard-ui/scripts/librarymenu.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
             html += '<div class="viewMenuSearch hide">';
             html += '<form class="viewMenuSearchForm">';
             html += '<input type="text" data-role="none" data-type="search" class="headerSearchInput" autocomplete="off" spellcheck="off" />';
-            html += '<button is="paper-icon-button-light" class="btnCloseSearch"><iron-icon icon="close"></iron-icon></button>';
+            html += '<button type="button" is="paper-icon-button-light" class="btnCloseSearch"><iron-icon icon="close"></iron-icon></button>';
             html += '</form>';
             html += '</div>';
         }