diff --git a/cps/static/js/table.js b/cps/static/js/table.js
index 75d70d8d..8d5633e2 100644
--- a/cps/static/js/table.js
+++ b/cps/static/js/table.js
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ $(function() {
         $("#books-table").bootstrapTable('uncheckAll');
     });
 
-    $("#merge_books").click(function() {
+    $("#merge_confirm").click(function() {
         $.ajax({
             method:"post",
             contentType: "application/json; charset=utf-8",
diff --git a/cps/templates/book_table.html b/cps/templates/book_table.html
index 3c3f964b..4c86504f 100644
--- a/cps/templates/book_table.html
+++ b/cps/templates/book_table.html
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 <h2 class="{{page}}">{{_(title)}}</h2>
       <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6">
         <div class="row">
-          <div class="btn btn-default disabled" id="merge_books" aria-disabled="true">{{_('Merge selected books')}}</div>
+          <div class="btn btn-default disabled" id="merge_books" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#mergeModal" aria-disabled="true">{{_('Merge selected books')}}</div>
           <div class="btn btn-default disabled" id="delete_selection" aria-disabled="true">{{_('Remove Selections')}}</div>
         </div>
       </div>
@@ -62,6 +62,27 @@
 {% endblock %}
 {% block modal %}
 {{ delete_book(0) }}
+{% if g.user.role_edit() %}
+<div class="modal fade" id="mergeModal" role="dialog" aria-labelledby="metaMergeLabel">
+  <div class="modal-dialog">
+    <div class="modal-content">
+      <div class="modal-header bg-danger text-center">
+          <span>{{_('Are you really sure?')}}</span>
+      </div>
+        <div class="modal-body text-center">
+          <p>
+            <span id="">{{_('This books will merged together with the first selected book')}}</span>
+    		  </p>
+        </div>
+      <div class="modal-footer">
+        <input type="button" class="btn btn-danger" value="{{_('Merge')}}" name="merge_confirm" id="merge_confirm" data-dismiss="modal">
+        <button type="button" class="btn btn-default" data-dismiss="modal">{{_('Cancel')}}</button>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</div>
+{% endif %}
+
 {% endblock %}
 {% block js %}
 <script src="{{ url_for('static', filename='js/libs/bootstrap-table/bootstrap-table.min.js') }}"></script>
diff --git a/cps/templates/layout.html b/cps/templates/layout.html
index 8252bf4c..a1dbe976 100644
--- a/cps/templates/layout.html
+++ b/cps/templates/layout.html
@@ -222,9 +222,11 @@
             });
             $(document).ready(function() {
               var inp = $('#query').first()
-              var val = inp.val()
-              if (val.length) {
+              if (inp.length) {
+                var val = inp.val()
+                if (val.length) {
                   inp.val('').blur().focus().val(val)
+                }
               }
             });
         });
diff --git a/cps/web.py b/cps/web.py
index 579403fc..8d48bee7 100644
--- a/cps/web.py
+++ b/cps/web.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ from babel.core import UnknownLocaleError
 from flask import Blueprint
 from flask import render_template, request, redirect, send_from_directory, make_response, g, flash, abort, url_for
 from flask_babel import gettext as _
-from flask_login import login_user, logout_user, login_required, current_user
+from flask_login import login_user, logout_user, login_required, current_user, confirm_login
 from sqlalchemy.exc import IntegrityError, InvalidRequestError, OperationalError
 from sqlalchemy.sql.expression import text, func, true, false, not_, and_, or_
 from werkzeug.exceptions import default_exceptions, InternalServerError
@@ -294,6 +294,8 @@ def render_title_template(*args, **kwargs):
 
 @web.before_app_request
 def before_request():
+    if current_user.is_authenticated:
+        confirm_login()
     g.user = current_user
     g.allow_registration = config.config_public_reg
     g.allow_anonymous = config.config_anonbrowse