diff --git a/app/views/layouts/application.html.haml b/app/views/layouts/application.html.haml
index 761ad5894..36af0216f 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/application.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/layouts/application.html.haml
@@ -19,11 +19,10 @@
   
   = javascript_include_tag 'satisfaction' , 'satisfaction-display'
   %body
-    - flash.each do |name, msg|
-      = content_tag :div, msg, :id => "flash_#{name}"
-    
     %header
       .container
+        - flash.each do |name, msg|
+          = content_tag :div, msg, :id => "flash_#{name}"
         %a#diaspora_text{:href => root_path}
           %img{:src => '/images/diaspora_white.png'}
           preview
diff --git a/public/stylesheets/application.css b/public/stylesheets/application.css
index 1b3e26d33..784d4582a 100644
--- a/public/stylesheets/application.css
+++ b/public/stylesheets/application.css
@@ -11,12 +11,13 @@ a {
 #flash_error,
 #flash_alert {
   z-index: 60;
-  position: fixed;
+  position: absolute;
   padding: 5px 8px;
   margin: 0;
   width: 400px;
   top: 0px;
-  left: 200px; }
+  margin-left: 230px;
+  color: #666666; }
 
 #flash_notice {
   background-color: #ccffcc;
diff --git a/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass b/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
index 75a3938ed..520f4c869 100644
--- a/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
+++ b/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
@@ -11,12 +11,14 @@ a
 #flash_error,
 #flash_alert
   :z-index 60
-  :position fixed
+  :position absolute
   :padding 5px 8px
   :margin 0
   :width 400px
   :top 0px
-  :left 200px
+  :margin
+    :left 230px
+  :color #666
 
 #flash_notice
   :background-color #CFC