diff --git a/ui/jsp/instance.jsp b/ui/jsp/instance.jsp
index f79a25d4f15..c8f15727629 100644
--- a/ui/jsp/instance.jsp
+++ b/ui/jsp/instance.jsp
@@ -1496,7 +1496,7 @@
             <ol>               
                 <li>
                     <select class="select" id="adv_search_state">
-                        <option value=""></option>
+                        <option value="">by state</option>
                         <option value="Creating">Creating</option>
                         <option value="Starting">Starting</option>
                         <option value="Running">Running</option>
@@ -1549,7 +1549,7 @@
             <ol>                
                 <li>
                     <select class="select" id="adv_search_state">
-                        <option value=""></option>
+                        <option value="">by state</option>
                         <option value="Creating">Creating</option>
                         <option value="Starting">Starting</option>
                         <option value="Running">Running</option>
diff --git a/ui/scripts/cloud.core.init.js b/ui/scripts/cloud.core.init.js
index 747cc840e15..711088518f1 100644
--- a/ui/scripts/cloud.core.init.js
+++ b/ui/scripts/cloud.core.init.js
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
 		                success: function(json) {
 			                var zones = json.listzonesresponse.zone;			   
 			                zoneSelect.empty();					
-			                zoneSelect.append("<option value=''></option>"); 
+			                zoneSelect.append("<option value=''>by zone</option>"); 
 			                if (zones != null && zones.length > 0) {
 			                    for (var i = 0; i < zones.length; i++) {
 				                    zoneSelect.append("<option value='" + zones[i].id + "'>" + fromdb(zones[i].name) + "</option>"); 
@@ -336,7 +336,8 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
 			                        async: false,
 			                        success: function(json) {
 				                        var pods = json.listpodsresponse.pod;	
-				                        podSelect.empty();			            
+				                        podSelect.empty();					                        
+				                        podSelect.append("<option value=''>by pod</option>"); 				                        		            
 				                        if (pods != null && pods.length > 0) {
 				                            for (var i = 0; i < pods.length; i++) {
 					                            podSelect.append("<option value='" + pods[i].id + "'>" + fromdb(pods[i].name) + "</option>"); 
@@ -353,13 +354,14 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
 	            }
             	
 	            var domainSelect = $advancedSearchPopup.find("#adv_search_domain");	
-	            if(domainSelect.length>0 && $advancedSearchPopup.find("#adv_search_domain_li").css("display")!="none") {
-	                var domainSelect = domainSelect.empty();			
+	            if(domainSelect.length>0 && $advancedSearchPopup.find("#adv_search_domain_li").css("display")!="none") {	                		
 	                $.ajax({
 		                data: createURL("command=listDomains&available=true"),
 		                dataType: "json",
 		                success: function(json) {			        
-			                var domains = json.listdomainsresponse.domain;			 
+			                var domains = json.listdomainsresponse.domain;		
+	                        domainSelect.empty();	
+	                        domainSelect.append("<option value=''>by domain</option>"); 
 			                if (domains != null && domains.length > 0) {
 			                    for (var i = 0; i < domains.length; i++) {
 				                    domainSelect.append("<option value='" + domains[i].id + "'>" + fromdb(domains[i].name) + "</option>"); 
@@ -368,16 +370,17 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
 		                }
 	                });		    
 	            } 	
-            	    	
+            	 
+            	/*    	
 	            var vmSelect = $advancedSearchPopup.find("#adv_search_vm");	
-	            if(vmSelect.length>0) {		   
-	                vmSelect.empty();		
-	                vmSelect.append("<option value=''></option>"); 	
+	            if(vmSelect.length>0) {	
 	                $.ajax({
 		                data: createURL("command=listVirtualMachines"),
 		                dataType: "json",
 		                success: function(json) {			        
-			                var items = json.listvirtualmachinesresponse.virtualmachine;		 
+			                var items = json.listvirtualmachinesresponse.virtualmachine;				                
+			                vmSelect.empty();		
+	                        vmSelect.append("<option value=''>by instance</option>"); 				                	 
 			                if (items != null && items.length > 0) {
 			                    for (var i = 0; i < items.length; i++) {
 				                    vmSelect.append("<option value='" + items[i].id + "'>" + fromdb(items[i].name) + "</option>"); 
@@ -386,6 +389,7 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
 		                }
 	                });		    
 	            } 	  
+        	    */
         	    	      
 	            $advancedSearchPopup.find("#adv_search_startdate, #adv_search_enddate").datepicker({dateFormat: 'yy-mm-dd'});	            
 	        }