$(document).ready(function() { $("#loginFormPage").validate({ rules: { username: { required: true }, password: { required: true } }, onkeyup: false, submitHandler: function(form) { $("#loginFormPage").ajaxSubmit({ beforeSubmit: function() { $(".loading-login").show(); $(".ui-state-error").hide(); }, success: function(responseText, statusText, xhr, $form) { $(".loading-login").hide(); if (responseText == "success") { reboot('/account/'); } else { $(".msg").html(responseText); $(".ui-state-error").show(); } } }); }, messages: { username: { required: "" }, password: { required: "" } } }); });