diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/themes/default/mixins/_flashes.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/themes/default/mixins/_flashes.scss
index 820eb04..ccb5ed0 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/themes/default/mixins/_flashes.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/themes/default/mixins/_flashes.scss
@@ -44,4 +44,8 @@
   display: inline-block;
   font-style: italic;
   padding: 0 3px;
+
+  a {
+    color: white;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/app/views/messages/index.html.erb b/app/views/messages/index.html.erb
index 1d9ed26..1f41e64 100644
--- a/app/views/messages/index.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/messages/index.html.erb
@@ -18,7 +18,11 @@
     <div id="inbox" class="tab">
       <% if cuser.received_messages.any? %>
         <% cuser.received_messages.reverse_each do |message| %>
-          <div class="message <% 'highlight' if cuser.new_messages.include?(message) %>">
+          <% if cuser.new_messages.include?(message) %>
+            <div class="message highlight">
+          <% else %>
+            <div class="message">
+          <% end %>
             <%= render partial: 'message', locals: { message: message } %>
           </div>
         <% end %>