diff --git a/apimanager/users/templates/users/index.html b/apimanager/users/templates/users/index.html
index 8313e2d..5e304c6 100644
--- a/apimanager/users/templates/users/index.html
+++ b/apimanager/users/templates/users/index.html
@@ -10,9 +10,7 @@
     <div id="users-filters">
         <h4>Filters</h4>
         <div class="hidden-xs">
-			{% if role_names %}
-            	{% include "users/includes/filter_role.html" %}
-			{% endif %}
+            {% include "users/includes/filter_role.html" %}
             {% include "users/includes/filter_email.html" %}
             {% include "users/includes/filter_username.html" %}
         </div>
diff --git a/apimanager/users/views.py b/apimanager/users/views.py
index 24e1dbe..5ef9031 100644
--- a/apimanager/users/views.py
+++ b/apimanager/users/views.py
@@ -56,8 +56,9 @@ class IndexView(LoginRequiredMixin, TemplateView):
         try:
             urlpath = '/entitlements'
             entitlements = api.get(urlpath)
-            if 'code' in entitlements and entitlements['code']>=400:
-                messages.error(self.request, entitlements['message'])
+            if 'code' in entitlements and entitlements['code'] >= 400:
+                messages.error(self.request, entitlements['message'] +
+                               " No Role name will be shown in the 'Filters' dropdown!")
             else:
                 for entitlement in entitlements['list']:
                     role_names.append(entitlement['role_name'])
@@ -92,7 +93,11 @@ class IndexView(LoginRequiredMixin, TemplateView):
 
         users = []
         try:
-            users = api.get(urlpath)
+            response = api.get(urlpath)
+            if 'code' in response and response['code'] >= 400:
+                messages.error(self.request, response['message'] + "! No user will be shown!")
+            else:
+                users = response
         except APIError as err:
             messages.error(self.request, err)
         except: