diff --git a/frontend/src/components/StudentSearch/StudentAdvancedSearch.vue b/frontend/src/components/StudentSearch/StudentAdvancedSearch.vue
index 2e177398..7754bda9 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/StudentSearch/StudentAdvancedSearch.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/StudentSearch/StudentAdvancedSearch.vue
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@
         </div>
       </v-row>
     </v-form>
-    <div v-if="studentSearchResults">
+    <div v-if="studentSearchResults?.length > 0">
       <v-alert
         type="success"
         variant="tonal"
@@ -261,6 +261,16 @@
         :text="`${advancedSearchMessage}\n${advancedSearchAPIMessage}`"
       ></v-alert>
     </div>
+    <div v-else>
+      <v-alert
+        type="error"
+        variant="tonal"
+        border="start"
+        class="mt-8 mb-2 ml-1 py-3 width-fit-content"
+        v-if="advancedSearchAPIMessage"
+        :text="advancedSearchAPIMessage"
+      ></v-alert>
+    </div>
 
     <transition name="fade">
       <div v-if="studentSearchResults" class="table-responsive">
@@ -520,7 +530,7 @@ export default {
     // },
     findStudentsByAdvancedSearch: function () {
       this.advancedSearchMessage = "";
-      this.message = "";
+      this.advancedSearchAPIMessage = "";
       this.errorMessage = "";
 
       if (this.v$.$invalid) {
@@ -593,7 +603,6 @@ export default {
     },
     keyHandler: function (e) {
       if (e.keyCode === 13) {
-        this.studentSearchResults = [];
         //enter key pressed
         this.findStudentsByAdvancedSearch();
       }
@@ -609,6 +618,9 @@ export default {
       }
       this.advancedSearchInput.birthdateFrom.value = "";
       this.advancedSearchInput.birthdateTo.value = "";
+      this.advancedSearchMessage = "";
+      this.advancedSearchAPIMessage = "";
+      this.errorMessage = "";
     },
     advancedSearchValidate(obj) {
       //check if all inputs are empty