diff --git a/public/javascripts/stream.js b/public/javascripts/stream.js
index 2d5c2614f..543a52c3e 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/stream.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/stream.js
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ var Stream = {
     });
 
     $(".new_status_message").bind('ajax:failure', function(data, html , xhr) {
-      json = $.parseJSON(html.response);
+      json = $.parseJSON(html.responseText);
       if(json.errors.length != 0){
         Diaspora.widgets.alert.alert(json.errors);
       }else{
diff --git a/public/javascripts/widgets/alert.js b/public/javascripts/widgets/alert.js
index eeb359a5f..9dcf8ed4c 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/widgets/alert.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/widgets/alert.js
@@ -29,6 +29,6 @@ Diaspora.widgets.add("alert", function() {
 
     $.facebox({
       div: "#diaspora_alert"
-    });
+    }, 'diaspora_alert');
   }
-});
\ No newline at end of file
+});
diff --git a/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass b/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
index 76dd26a5d..8b6fee986 100644
--- a/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
+++ b/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
@@ -2378,6 +2378,8 @@ div.dislikes
 #facebox
   .close
     :display none
+  .diaspora_alert~.close
+    :display block
 
 #aspect_edit_controls
   :margin