diff --git a/templates/base.html b/templates/base.html
index 0b43d4f..e95e765 100644
--- a/templates/base.html
+++ b/templates/base.html
@@ -76,9 +76,9 @@
     <div class="container">
 {% if messages %}
 		<div class="row">
-			<div class="col-12">
+			<div class="col-sm-12">
 	{% for message in messages %}
-				<div class="alert {% if message.tags %}alert-{{ message.tags }} {% endif %}alert-dismissible">{{ message }}</div>
+				<div role="alert" class="alert {% if message.tags %}alert-{{ message.tags }} {% endif %}alert-dismissible">{{ message }}</div>
 	{% endfor %}
 			</div>
 		</div>
diff --git a/templates/contest/index.html b/templates/contest/index.html
index c43e084..7b473bd 100644
--- a/templates/contest/index.html
+++ b/templates/contest/index.html
@@ -11,12 +11,8 @@
 			<div class="panel-body">
 				<p>
 					Hey {{ user }}, your exchange has been registered as {{ user.ref }}.
-					You are all set for the contest!
+					You are all set for the contest! So go ahead and <a href="{% url "contest:log" %}">log some QSOs</a>!
 				</p>
-				<p>
-				You got yourself a ref registered. Very nice. Now you are ready to go! So go ahead and <a href="{% url "contest:log" %}">log some QSOs</a>!
-				</p>
-
 			</div>
 		</div>
 	</div>