diff --git a/lib/CharmBoard/Controller/Index.pm b/lib/CharmBoard/Controller/Index.pm
index 44d803d..a3ce69c 100644
--- a/lib/CharmBoard/Controller/Index.pm
+++ b/lib/CharmBoard/Controller/Index.pm
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ sub index {
 
   $c->render(
     template      => 'index',
-    category_tree => $c->model('forums')->list_full
+    category_tree => $c->model('forums')->list_full,
+    error   => $c->flash('error'),
+    message => $c->flash('message')
   )
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/CharmBoard/Controller/ViewSubf.pm b/lib/CharmBoard/Controller/ViewSubf.pm
index f7953b0..b6d1494 100644
--- a/lib/CharmBoard/Controller/ViewSubf.pm
+++ b/lib/CharmBoard/Controller/ViewSubf.pm
@@ -27,7 +27,9 @@ sub subf_view {
     cat_title  => $cat_title,
     subf_title =>
         $c->schema->resultset('Subforums')->title_from_id($subf_id),
-    thread_list => \@thread_list
+    thread_list => \@thread_list,
+    error   => $c->flash('error'),
+    message => $c->flash('message')
   )
 }
 
diff --git a/templates/items/_err_msg.html.ep b/templates/items/_err_msg.html.ep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0c32789
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/items/_err_msg.html.ep
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+% if ($error) {
+<p style="color: red"><%= $error %></p>
+%};
+% if ($message) {
+<p style="color: blue"><%= $message %></p>
+%};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/templates/layouts/default.html.ep b/templates/layouts/default.html.ep
index e75ed15..b140d23 100644
--- a/templates/layouts/default.html.ep
+++ b/templates/layouts/default.html.ep
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
   </head>
   <body>
     %= include 'layouts/default/_header'
+    %= include 'items/_err_msg'
     <%= content %>
     %= include 'layouts/default/_footer'
   </body>
diff --git a/templates/login.html.ep b/templates/login.html.ep
index 61c2fea..3e1ffbc 100644
--- a/templates/login.html.ep
+++ b/templates/login.html.ep
@@ -1,11 +1,5 @@
 % layout 'default',
 % title => $c->board_name . ' - Login';
-% if ($error) {
-<p style="color: red"><%= $error %></p>
-%};
-% if ($message) {
-<p style="color: blue"><%= $message %></p>
-%};
 <form method="post" action='/login'>
   username: <input
     id="username"
diff --git a/templates/register.html.ep b/templates/register.html.ep
index c4cb544..59b9894 100644
--- a/templates/register.html.ep
+++ b/templates/register.html.ep
@@ -1,11 +1,5 @@
 % layout 'default',
 % title => $c->board_name . ' - Registration';
-% if ($error) {
-<p style="color: red"><%= $error %></p>
-%};
-% if ($message) {
-<p style="color: blue"><%= $message %></p>
-%};
 <p>fields marked with <span style="color: red">*</span> are required</p>
 <form method="post" action='/register'>
   username: <input
diff --git a/templates/thread_compose.html.ep b/templates/thread_compose.html.ep
index 3f69d8e..a501d57 100644
--- a/templates/thread_compose.html.ep
+++ b/templates/thread_compose.html.ep
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@
       id="post-content"
       name="post-content"
       cols="50" rows="5"
-      placeholder="post content"></textarea>
+      placeholder="post content"
+  ></textarea>
   <br /><br />
   <input type="submit" value="post!" />
 </form>
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