diff --git a/gnuviechadmin/gnuviechadmin/settings/base.py b/gnuviechadmin/gnuviechadmin/settings/base.py
index f447d70..c7b59fb 100644
--- a/gnuviechadmin/gnuviechadmin/settings/base.py
+++ b/gnuviechadmin/gnuviechadmin/settings/base.py
@@ -273,10 +273,10 @@ INSTALLED_APPS = DJANGO_APPS + ALLAUTH_APPS + LOCAL_APPS
 
 MESSAGE_TAGS = {
     messages.DEBUG: '',
-    messages.ERROR: 'text-danger',
-    messages.INFO: 'text-info',
-    messages.SUCCESS: 'text-success',
-    messages.WARNING: 'text-warning',
+    messages.ERROR: 'alert-danger',
+    messages.INFO: 'alert-info',
+    messages.SUCCESS: 'alert-success',
+    messages.WARNING: 'alert-warning',
 }
 ########## END APP CONFIGURATION
 
diff --git a/gnuviechadmin/templates/base.html b/gnuviechadmin/templates/base.html
index f32143c..8d27d3f 100644
--- a/gnuviechadmin/templates/base.html
+++ b/gnuviechadmin/templates/base.html
@@ -82,11 +82,12 @@
       <h1>{% block page_title %}Example Base Template{% endblock page_title %}</h1>
 
       {% if messages %}
-      <ul class="list-unstyled">
-        {% for message in messages %}
-        <li{% if message.tags %} class="{{ message.tags }}"{% endif %}>{{ message }}</li>
-        {% endfor %}
-      </ul>
+      {% for message in messages %}
+      <div class="alert alert-dismissible {{ message.tags }}" role="alert">
+        <button type="close" class="close" data-dismiss="alert" aria-label="{% trans "Close" %}"><span aria-hidden="true">&times;</span></button>
+        {{ message }}
+      </div>
+      {% endfor %}
       {% endif %}
 
       {% block content %}