diff --git a/assets/css/common/forms.scss b/assets/css/common/forms.scss
index 9ffd3661..f8fe30cd 100644
--- a/assets/css/common/forms.scss
+++ b/assets/css/common/forms.scss
@@ -86,6 +86,11 @@ textarea {
   background: $danger_color;
 }
 
+span.help-block {
+  background: $danger_color;
+  display: block;
+}
+
 /* hform is used for 30em inline 2-element textinput/button forms */
 .hform .field {
   display: flex;
diff --git a/lib/philomena/filters/filter.ex b/lib/philomena/filters/filter.ex
index 4025262b..ab5118ff 100644
--- a/lib/philomena/filters/filter.ex
+++ b/lib/philomena/filters/filter.ex
@@ -105,19 +105,15 @@ defmodule Philomena.Filters.Filter do
 
   defp validate_search(changeset, field) do
     user_id = get_field(changeset, :user_id)
+    user = if user_id, do: User |> Repo.get!(user_id)
 
-    if user_id do
-      user = User |> Repo.get!(user_id)
-      output = Query.user_parser(user, get_field(changeset, field))
+    output = Query.compile(user, get_field(changeset, field))
 
-      case output do
-        {:ok, _} -> changeset
-        _ ->
-          changeset
-          |> add_error(field, "is invalid")
-      end
-    else
-      changeset
+    case output do
+      {:ok, _} -> changeset
+      _ ->
+        changeset
+        |> add_error(field, "is invalid")
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/lib/philomena/search/parser.ex b/lib/philomena/search/parser.ex
index 13489420..70b8a931 100644
--- a/lib/philomena/search/parser.ex
+++ b/lib/philomena/search/parser.ex
@@ -23,12 +23,12 @@ defmodule Philomena.Search.Parser do
         {tree, []} = unquote(:"#{name}_top")(ctx, tokens)
 
         {:ok, tree}
-        # rescue
-        #  e in ArgumentError ->
-        #    {:error, e.message}
+        rescue
+          e in ArgumentError ->
+            {:error, e.message}
 
-        #  _ ->
-        #    {:error, "Parsing error."}
+          _ ->
+            {:error, "Parsing error."}
       end
 
       #
diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/templates/filter/_form.html.slime b/lib/philomena_web/templates/filter/_form.html.slime
index b8e64ff3..9f9b4585 100644
--- a/lib/philomena_web/templates/filter/_form.html.slime
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/templates/filter/_form.html.slime
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 .form
   = form_for @filter, @route, fn f ->
+    = if @filter.action do
+      #error_explanation
+        ' Oops, something went wrong! Please check the errors below.
+
     .field
       = text_input f, :name, class: "input input--wide", placeholder: "Name"
+      = error_tag f, :name
     .fieldlabel
       ' This is a friendly name for this filter - it should be short and descriptive.
     .field
@@ -20,6 +25,8 @@
       = label f, :spoilered_complex_str, "Complex Spoiler Filter"
       br
       = textarea f, :spoilered_complex_str, class: "input input--wide",  autocapitalize: "none"
+      br
+      = error_tag f, :spoilered_complex_str
     .fieldlabel
       p
         ' Use the search syntax here to specify an additional filter.
@@ -42,6 +49,8 @@
       = label f, :hidden_complex_str, "Complex Hide Filter"
       br
       = textarea f, :hidden_complex_str, class: "input input--wide",  autocapitalize: "none"
+      br
+      = error_tag f, :hidden_complex_str
     .fieldlabel
       p
         ' Use the search syntax here to specify an additional filter.
diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/templates/filter/show.html.slime b/lib/philomena_web/templates/filter/show.html.slime
index 40daf982..278ced72 100644
--- a/lib/philomena_web/templates/filter/show.html.slime
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/templates/filter/show.html.slime
@@ -41,8 +41,6 @@ h1
 
     = for tag <- @spoilered_tags do
       = render PhilomenaWeb.TagView, "_tag.html", tag: tag
-
-    p Complex filter:
     pre.spoiler-filter-code
       = @filter.spoilered_complex_str
 
@@ -55,8 +53,6 @@ h1
 
     = for tag <- @hidden_tags do
       = render PhilomenaWeb.TagView, "_tag.html", tag: tag
-
-    p Complex filter:
     pre.spoiler-filter-code
       = @filter.hidden_complex_str