diff --git a/src/lib/Hydra/Controller/Jobset.pm b/src/lib/Hydra/Controller/Jobset.pm
index e0d5ee83..b8a149d2 100644
--- a/src/lib/Hydra/Controller/Jobset.pm
+++ b/src/lib/Hydra/Controller/Jobset.pm
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ sub jobset_PUT {
 
         my $uri = $c->uri_for($self->action_for("jobset"), [$c->stash->{project}->name, $c->stash->{jobset}->name]) . "#tabs-configuration";
         $self->status_ok($c, entity => { redirect => "$uri" });
+
+        $c->flash->{successMsg} = "The jobset configuration has been updated.";
     }
 
     else {
@@ -85,6 +87,8 @@ sub jobset_DELETE {
 
     my $uri = $c->uri_for($c->controller('Project')->action_for("project"), [$c->stash->{project}->name]);
     $self->status_ok($c, entity => { redirect => "$uri" });
+
+    $c->flash->{successMsg} = "The jobset has been deleted.";
 }
 
 
@@ -107,7 +111,7 @@ sub jobs_tab : Chained('jobsetChain') PathPart('jobs-tab') Args(0) {
             { columns => ['id', 'job', 'finished', 'buildstatus'] });
         foreach my $b (@builds) {
             my $jobName = $b->get_column('job');
-            $evals->{$eval->id}->{$jobName} = 
+            $evals->{$eval->id}->{$jobName} =
                 { id => $b->id, finished => $b->finished, buildstatus => $b->buildstatus };
             $jobs{$jobName} = 1;
             $nrBuilds++;
diff --git a/src/lib/Hydra/Controller/Project.pm b/src/lib/Hydra/Controller/Project.pm
index 8a7f39da..f2cede92 100644
--- a/src/lib/Hydra/Controller/Project.pm
+++ b/src/lib/Hydra/Controller/Project.pm
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ sub project_PUT {
 
         my $uri = $c->uri_for($self->action_for("project"), [$c->stash->{project}->name]) . "#tabs-configuration";
         $self->status_ok($c, entity => { redirect => "$uri" });
+
+        $c->flash->{successMsg} = "The project configuration has been updated.";
     }
 
     else {
@@ -95,6 +97,8 @@ sub project_DELETE {
 
     my $uri = $c->res->redirect($c->uri_for("/"));
     $self->status_ok($c, entity => { redirect => "$uri" });
+
+    $c->flash->{successMsg} = "The project has been deleted.";
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/root/layout.tt b/src/root/layout.tt
index cf58d27b..b2b76910 100644
--- a/src/root/layout.tt
+++ b/src/root/layout.tt
@@ -67,17 +67,17 @@
 
       [% IF flashMsg %]
         <br />
-        <p class="btn-info btn-large">[% flashMsg %]</p>
+        <div class="alert alert-info">[% flashMsg %]</div>
       [% END %]
 
       [% IF successMsg %]
         <br />
-        <p class="btn-success btn-large">[% successMsg %]</p>
+        <div class="alert alert-success">[% successMsg %]</div>
       [% END %]
 
       [% IF errorMsg %]
         <br />
-        <p class="btn-warning btn-large">Error: [% errorMsg %]</p>
+        <div class="alert alert-warning">Error: [% errorMsg %]</div>
       [% END %]
 
       [% IF !hideHeader %]