diff --git a/themes/bootstrap3/js/lightbox.js b/themes/bootstrap3/js/lightbox.js
index 01eade748b90dc56286d101fcfc54591786d53d2..a063b48f4b068f97b1ddb9af75154c90567e479d 100644
--- a/themes/bootstrap3/js/lightbox.js
+++ b/themes/bootstrap3/js/lightbox.js
@@ -136,20 +136,19 @@ VuFind.register('lightbox', function Lightbox() {
     _xhr = $.ajax(obj);
     _xhr.always(function lbAjaxAlways() { _xhr = false; })
       .done(function lbAjaxDone(content, status, jq_xhr) {
-        if (jq_xhr.status === 205) {
-          VuFind.refreshPage();
-          return;
-        }
-        var testDiv = $('<div/>').html(content);
-        var errorMsgs = testDiv.find('.flash-message.alert-danger:not([data-lightbox-ignore])');
-        // Place Hold error isolation
-        if (obj.url.match(/\/Record\/.*(Hold|Request)\?/)) {
-          if (errorMsgs.length && testDiv.find('.record').length) {
-            var msgs = errorMsgs.toArray().map(function getAlertHtml(el) {
-              return el.innerHTML;
-            }).join('<br/>');
-            showAlert(msgs, 'danger');
-            return false;
+        var errorMsgs = [];
+        if (jq_xhr.status !== 205) {
+          var testDiv = $('<div/>').html(content);
+          errorMsgs = testDiv.find('.flash-message.alert-danger:not([data-lightbox-ignore])');
+          // Place Hold error isolation
+          if (obj.url.match(/\/Record\/.*(Hold|Request)\?/)) {
+            if (errorMsgs.length && testDiv.find('.record').length) {
+              var msgs = errorMsgs.toArray().map(function getAlertHtml(el) {
+                return el.innerHTML;
+              }).join('<br/>');
+              showAlert(msgs, 'danger');
+              return false;
+            }
           }
         }
         if ( // Close the lightbox after deliberate login
@@ -173,6 +172,10 @@ VuFind.register('lightbox', function Lightbox() {
           }
           _currentUrl = _originalUrl; // Now that we're logged in, where were we?
         }
+        if (jq_xhr.status === 205) {
+          VuFind.refreshPage();
+          return;
+        }
         render(content);
       })
       .fail(function lbAjaxFail(deferred, errorType, msg) {