diff --git a/pinaxcon/templates/site_base.html b/pinaxcon/templates/site_base.html
index 5e11b015..5d33d909 100644
--- a/pinaxcon/templates/site_base.html
+++ b/pinaxcon/templates/site_base.html
@@ -51,11 +51,13 @@
     
   <main role="main" class="{% block main_class %}container{% endblock %}">
     {% if messages %}
-    <ul class="messagelist hidden-print">
-      {% for message in messages %}
-      <li{% if message.tags %} class="{{ message.tags }}"{% endif %}>{{ message }}</li>
-      {% endfor %}
-    </ul>
+    <div class="container mb-5 alert alert-light border-primary">
+      <ul class="messagelist hidden-print">
+        {% for message in messages %}
+        <li{% if message.tags %} class="{{ message.tags }}"{% endif %}>{{ message }}</li>
+        {% endfor %}
+      </ul>
+    </div>
     {% endif %}
     
     
diff --git a/static/src/scss/app.scss b/static/src/scss/app.scss
index c58cc7ee..880feb4f 100644
--- a/static/src/scss/app.scss
+++ b/static/src/scss/app.scss
@@ -253,4 +253,8 @@ main {
 
 .card {
     min-width: 20rem;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+ul.messagelist {
+    margin-bottom: 0;
+}