diff --git a/files/app/views/layouts/_messages-bootstrap.html.erb b/files/app/views/layouts/_messages-bootstrap.html.erb
index 060b04b..c96efc9 100644
--- a/files/app/views/layouts/_messages-bootstrap.html.erb
+++ b/files/app/views/layouts/_messages-bootstrap.html.erb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <% flash.each do |name, msg| %>
   <% if msg.is_a?(String) %>
-    <div class="alert alert-<%= name == :notice ? "success" : "error" %>">
+    <div class="alert alert-dismissible alert-<%= name == :notice ? "success" : "error" %>">
       <a class="close" data-dismiss="alert">&#215;</a>
       <%= content_tag :div, msg, :id => "flash_#{name}" %>
     </div>