diff --git a/app/code/Magento/Catalog/view/adminhtml/templates/catalog/category/tree.phtml b/app/code/Magento/Catalog/view/adminhtml/templates/catalog/category/tree.phtml
index b808d1a08b890..eff862f6ec56b 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/Catalog/view/adminhtml/templates/catalog/category/tree.phtml
+++ b/app/code/Magento/Catalog/view/adminhtml/templates/catalog/category/tree.phtml
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ function categoryMove(obj) {
                 showLoader: true
             }).done(function(data) {
                 if (data.messages && data.messages.length > 0) {
-                    $('.messages').html(data.messages);
+                    $('form .messages').html(data.messages);
                 }
                 if (data.error) {
                     reRenderTree();