diff --git a/libraries/Util.php b/libraries/Util.php
index 1199f1adce..00382cc6f3 100644
--- a/libraries/Util.php
+++ b/libraries/Util.php
@@ -1092,18 +1092,18 @@ class Util
             }
         }
 
+        $render_sql = $cfg['ShowSQL'] == true && ! empty($sql_query) && $sql_query !== ';';
+
         if (isset($GLOBALS['using_bookmark_message'])) {
             $retval .= $GLOBALS['using_bookmark_message']->getDisplay();
             unset($GLOBALS['using_bookmark_message']);
         }
 
-        // In an Ajax request, $GLOBALS['cell_align_left'] may not be defined. Hence,
-        // check for it's presence before using it
-        $retval .= '<div class="result_query"'
-            . ( isset($GLOBALS['cell_align_left'])
-                ? ' style="text-align: ' . $GLOBALS['cell_align_left'] . '"'
-                : '' )
-            . '>' . "\n";
+        if ($render_sql) {
+            $retval .= '<div class="result_query"'
+                . ' style="text-align: ' . $GLOBALS['cell_align_left'] . '"'
+                . '>' . "\n";
+        }
 
         if ($message instanceof Message) {
             if (isset($GLOBALS['special_message'])) {
@@ -1121,7 +1121,7 @@ class Util
             $retval .= '</div>';
         }
 
-        if ($cfg['ShowSQL'] == true && ! empty($sql_query) && $sql_query !== ';') {
+        if ($render_sql) {
             // Html format the query to be displayed
             // If we want to show some sql code it is easiest to create it here
             /* SQL-Parser-Analyzer */
@@ -1342,9 +1342,10 @@ class Util
             $retval .= $inline_edit_link . $edit_link . $explain_link . $php_link
                 . $refresh_link;
             $retval .= '</div>';
+
+            $retval .= '</div>';
         }
 
-        $retval .= '</div>';
 
         return $retval;
     } // end of the 'getMessage()' function