diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/templates/full-page-search.hbs b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/templates/full-page-search.hbs
index f860d768771..3e48050697d 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/templates/full-page-search.hbs
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/templates/full-page-search.hbs
@@ -159,16 +159,16 @@
             />
 
             <ConditionalLoadingSpinner @condition={{this.loading}}>
+              {{#if this.error}}
+                <div class="warning">
+                  {{this.error}}
+                </div>
+              {{/if}}
+
               {{#unless this.hasResults}}
                 {{#if this.searchActive}}
                   <h3>{{i18n "search.no_results"}}</h3>
 
-                  {{#if this.error}}
-                    <div class="warning">
-                      {{this.error}}
-                    </div>
-                  {{/if}}
-
                   {{#if this.showSuggestion}}
                     <div class="no-results-suggestion">
                       {{i18n "search.cant_find"}}
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/search.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/search.scss
index 4e8657c3f90..1572828d3a8 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/search.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/search.scss
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
   .warning {
     background-color: var(--danger-medium);
     padding: 5px 8px;
+    margin-block: 0.5rem;
     color: var(--secondary);
   }
 
diff --git a/spec/system/search_spec.rb b/spec/system/search_spec.rb
index 1ec870c6ec9..9329d819907 100644
--- a/spec/system/search_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/system/search_spec.rb
@@ -41,30 +41,14 @@ describe "Search", type: :system, js: true do
     before do
       SearchIndexer.enable
       SearchIndexer.index(topic, force: true)
-      SiteSetting.rate_limit_search_anon_user_per_minute = 15
+      SiteSetting.rate_limit_search_anon_user_per_minute = 4
       RateLimiter.enable
     end
 
     after { SearchIndexer.disable }
 
     it "rate limits searches for anonymous users" do
-      queries = %w[
-        one
-        two
-        three
-        four
-        five
-        six
-        seven
-        eight
-        nine
-        ten
-        eleven
-        twelve
-        thirteen
-        fourteen
-        fifteen
-      ]
+      queries = %w[one two three four]
 
       visit("/search?expanded=true")