diff --git a/sites/all/themes/unl_wdn/page.tpl.php b/sites/all/themes/unl_wdn/page.tpl.php
index 0ad236710d71832732fd73a7eedb2ce78f8fa8c7..daf24e5416e6dd90c38a6b65de3e4b38b9375aed 100644
--- a/sites/all/themes/unl_wdn/page.tpl.php
+++ b/sites/all/themes/unl_wdn/page.tpl.php
@@ -86,23 +86,6 @@ if (isset($site_slogan) && $site_slogan) {
 }
 
 
-if ($messages) {
-    $messages = <<<EOF
-<script type="text/javascript">
-WDN.initializePlugin('notice');
-</script>
-<div class="wdn_notice">
-	<div class="close">
-		<a href="#" title="Close this notice">Close this notice</a>
-	</div>
-	<div class="message">
-		$messages
-	</div>
-</div>
-EOF;
-    
-}
-
 $t->maincontentarea = $messages . PHP_EOL
                     . render($tabs) . PHP_EOL
                     . render($action_links) . PHP_EOL
diff --git a/sites/all/themes/unl_wdn/template.php b/sites/all/themes/unl_wdn/template.php
index 27b58b0e5ee061476022d709ed42593eafcf4f0c..15e5d3ae35a2d804e7e163f67020640e97286cf5 100644
--- a/sites/all/themes/unl_wdn/template.php
+++ b/sites/all/themes/unl_wdn/template.php
@@ -125,12 +125,19 @@ function unl_wdn_menu_local_task($variables)
     return '<li' . (!empty($variables['element']['#active']) ? ' class="selected"' : '') . '>' . l($link_text, $link['href'], $link['localized_options']) . "</li>\n";
 }
 
-
-function unl_wdn_status_messages($display)
+function unl_wdn_status_messages()
 {
     $output = '';
     foreach (drupal_get_messages($display) as $type => $messages) {
-        $output .= '<div>' . PHP_EOL;
+        $type = ucfirst($type);
+        $output .= <<<EOF
+<div class="wdn_notice">
+	<div class="close">
+		<a href="#" title="Close this notice">Close this notice</a>
+	</div>
+	<div class="message">
+	    <h3>$type</h3>
+EOF;
         if (count($messages) > 1) {
             $output .= '<ul>' . PHP_EOL;
             foreach ($messages as $message) {
@@ -140,7 +147,22 @@ function unl_wdn_status_messages($display)
         } else {
             $output .= $messages[0];
         }
-        $output .= '</div>' . PHP_EOL;
+        $output .= <<<EOF
+    </div>
+</div>
+EOF;
+    }
+    
+    if (!$output) {
+        return '';
     }
+    
+    $output = <<<EOF
+<script type="text/javascript">
+WDN.initializePlugin('notice');
+</script>
+$output
+EOF;
+    
     return $output;
 }