diff --git a/app/views/static/index.html.haml b/app/views/static/index.html.haml
index 412679e1..d30dd3fd 100644
--- a/app/views/static/index.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/static/index.html.haml
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@
       = render 'shared/sidebar'
     .col-md-9.col-xs-12.col-sm-9.j2-col-reset
       = render 'layouts/messages'
-      .alert.alert-danger
+      .alert.alert-danger.alert-dismissible{role: "alert"}
+        %button.close{type: "button", "data-dismiss" => "alert"}
+          %span{"aria-hidden" => "true"} ×
         %strong
           Retrospring will shut down
         on 1.4.2015!