diff --git a/packages/nova-forms/README.md b/packages/nova-forms/README.md
index c04dcd5e2..03b6b25e7 100644
--- a/packages/nova-forms/README.md
+++ b/packages/nova-forms/README.md
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ This package can generate new document and edit document forms from a [SimpleSch
 react react-intl formsy-react react-bootstrap formsy-react-components
 ```
 
+You also need to load Bootstrap's CSS separately. 
+
 ### Usage
 
 Example schema:
diff --git a/packages/nova-forms/lib/Flash.jsx b/packages/nova-forms/lib/Flash.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7ccd4eafd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/nova-forms/lib/Flash.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import React, { PropTypes, Component } from 'react';
+import { Alert } from 'react-bootstrap';
+
+const Flash = () => {
+  
+  let type = this.props.message.type;
+  type = type === "error" ? "danger" : type; // if type is "error", use "danger" instead
+
+  return (
+    <Alert className="flash-message" bsStyle={type}>
+      {this.props.message.content}
+    </Alert>
+  )
+}
+
+Flash.propTypes = {
+  message: React.PropTypes.object.isRequired
+}
+
+export default Flash;
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diff --git a/packages/nova-forms/lib/NovaForm.jsx b/packages/nova-forms/lib/NovaForm.jsx
index a93c57cbb..53c294e9f 100644
--- a/packages/nova-forms/lib/NovaForm.jsx
+++ b/packages/nova-forms/lib/NovaForm.jsx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import React, { PropTypes, Component } from 'react';
 import { FormattedMessage, intlShape } from 'react-intl';
 import Formsy from 'formsy-react';
 import { Button } from 'react-bootstrap';
-
+import Flash from "./Flash.jsx";
 import FormGroup from "./FormGroup.jsx";
 import { flatten, deepValue, getEditableFields, getInsertableFields } from './utils.js';
 
@@ -212,7 +212,6 @@ class NovaForm extends Component{
 
   // render errors
   renderErrors() {
-    Flash = Telescope.components.Flash;
     return <div className="form-errors">{this.state.errors.map(message => <Flash key={message} message={message}/>)}</div>
   }