While creating admin account, entering invalid password yields no error message

This bug applies to a fresh Archiva web app installation.

I tried creating an admin account with the following credentials:
U - admin
P - admin

Upon form submission, nothing happened. I was pretty confused and thinking that there was something wrong with my users database in PostgreSQL. Upon closer inspection, I noticed that there was a vertically compressed red/green (can't remember) frame, with missing error message inside of it, at the top of the screen. I then tried a more complex password, which was accepted. I was immediately logged in with no empty error message boxes at the top of the screen.