diff --git a/html/index.erb b/html/index.erb
index b055a7bc..f0533b62 100644
--- a/html/index.erb
+++ b/html/index.erb
@@ -135,4 +135,7 @@ most of the packages that I am interested in.
 
 <script src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.8.3/jquery.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
 <script src="http://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/datatables/1.9.4/jquery.dataTables.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
-<script language="javascript">$("table").dataTable({bPaginate: false, bLengthChange: false});</script>
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+<script language="javascript">
+  $("table").dataTable({bPaginate: false, bLengthChange: false});
+  $('div.dataTables_filter input').focus().attr("placeholder", "Enter filter terms");
+</script>
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