diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/js/members-menu.js b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/js/members-menu.js
index 235467dd1c..ad39b990cb 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/js/members-menu.js
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/js/members-menu.js
@@ -15,22 +15,10 @@ $(document).ready(function(){
     } else {
         $("#filteraction_off").toggle();
     }
+
+    searchfield_date_tooltip();
     $("#searchfieldstype").change(function() {
-        var MSG_DATE_FORMAT = "";
-        if ( $(this).val() == 'dateofbirth' ) {
-            if( dateformat == 'us' ){
-                MSG_DATE_FORMAT = MSG_DATE_FORMAT_US;
-            } else if( dateformat == 'iso' ){
-                MSG_DATE_FORMAT = MSG_DATE_FORMAT_ISO;
-            } else if( dateformat == 'metric' ){
-                MSG_DATE_FORMAT = MSG_DATE_FORMAT_METRIC;
-            } else if( dateformat == 'dmydot' ){
-                MSG_DATE_FORMAT = MSG_DATE_FORMAT_DMYDOT;
-            }
-            $('#searchmember').attr("title", MSG_DATE_FORMAT).tooltip('show');
-        } else {
-            $('#searchmember').tooltip('destroy');
-        }
+        searchfield_date_tooltip();
     });
 
     if( CAN_user_borrowers_edit_borrowers ){
@@ -104,6 +92,24 @@ $(document).ready(function(){
     });
 });
 
+function searchfield_date_tooltip() {
+    var MSG_DATE_FORMAT = "";
+    if ( $("#searchfieldstype").val() == 'dateofbirth' ) {
+        if( dateformat == 'us' ){
+            MSG_DATE_FORMAT = MSG_DATE_FORMAT_US;
+        } else if( dateformat == 'iso' ){
+            MSG_DATE_FORMAT = MSG_DATE_FORMAT_ISO;
+        } else if( dateformat == 'metric' ){
+            MSG_DATE_FORMAT = MSG_DATE_FORMAT_METRIC;
+        } else if( dateformat == 'dmydot' ){
+            MSG_DATE_FORMAT = MSG_DATE_FORMAT_DMYDOT;
+        }
+        $('#searchmember').attr("title", MSG_DATE_FORMAT).tooltip('show');
+    } else {
+        $('#searchmember').tooltip('destroy');
+    }
+}
+
 function confirm_updatechild() {
     var is_confirmed = window.confirm( MSG_CONFIRM_UPDATE_CHILD );
     if (is_confirmed) {