diff --git a/app/__init__.py b/app/__init__.py
index cf68fb1817203fbb290400549e968e4a7842cbdb..c99094c03cf308fdd2bfdf725c337f676991068a 100644
--- a/app/__init__.py
+++ b/app/__init__.py
@@ -3,17 +3,17 @@
 # local imports
 from __future__ import print_function
 import vars
-
+import messages
 # third-party imports
 import uuid
-from flask import Flask, redirect, url_for, request, render_template, flash, session
+from flask import Flask, redirect, url_for, request, render_template, flash, session, send_from_directory
 from flask_bootstrap import Bootstrap
 import random
 import os
 import json
 
 def create_app(config_name):
-    app = Flask(__name__) # initialization of the flask app
+    app = Flask(__name__, static_folder='static') # initialization of the flask app
     Bootstrap(app) # allowing app to use bootstrap
 
     def get_authorized_user():
@@ -49,12 +49,10 @@ def create_app(config_name):
         return render_template('auth/SignUp.html', room_id=session['uid'],
                                username=session['user'].get('username'),
                                fullname=session['user'].get('fullname'), email=session['user'].get('email'),
-                               referrer=session['return_url'], cancel_url=vars.default_referrer)
-
-
-    @app.route('/error')
-    def error():
-        return 'ERROR: '
+                               referrer=session['return_url'], cancel_url=vars.default_referrer,
+                               welcome_msg=messages.welcome_message,
+                               cancel_msg=messages.cancel_message,
+                               error_msg=messages.error_message)
 
     @app.route('/error_account')
     def error_account_create():    
diff --git a/app/templates/auth/SignUp.html b/app/templates/auth/SignUp.html
index dc95ad6d00fb4281874ff60a104627b5ab8480c2..7c450cbe8e7c393505cba4ffd2e27e4dd421cd47 100644
--- a/app/templates/auth/SignUp.html
+++ b/app/templates/auth/SignUp.html
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
         socket.on( 'account error', function( msg ) {
           console.log(msg);
           $('#myModal2').modal('hide'); 
-          renderDom("Account Create Error", "Error while creating your account. We've been notified about this", msg);
+          renderDom("Account Create Error", "{{ error_msg }}", msg);
         });
 
     });
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
   <div class="col-md-10 col-sm-10 my-col">
     <div id="form-wrapper">
     <h2> Self Registration Form </h2>
-      <p style="font-size:110%;"> Welcome to UAB's Reseach Computing cluster. The information below will be used to create your account. Please fill in all the details as this helps us understand our user base. Contact <a href="mailto:someone@yoursite.com">Research Computing</a>  for any assistance in creating your account.</p>    
+    <p style="font-size:110%;"> {{ welcome_msg |safe }}</p>
       <div id="user-input">    
         <form id="signup" data-toggle="validator" role="form" action="." method="post" onsubmit="">
           <div class="col-md-7 col-sm-7 my-col">
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
           </div>
           <br>
           <div class="col-md-7 col-sm-7 my-col">
-            <button class="btn btn-danger btn-md" id="cancel" name="cancel" type="button" onClick="renderDom('Account  Creation Cancelled','Close browser to end session', null)">Cancel</button> 
+            <button class="btn btn-danger btn-md" id="cancel" name="cancel" type="button" onClick="renderDom('Account  Creation Cancelled','{{ cancel_msg |safe }}', null)">Cancel</button> 
             <button class="btn btn-primary btn-md"  id="submit" name="submit" type="button" value="Submit" onclick="displayloading1();request_account()"> Create Account</button>
           </div>
         </form>
diff --git a/messages.py b/messages.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..8895350ee09db1fab6a914699059b06088aeb9d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/messages.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+welcome_message = "Welcome to UAB's Reseach Computing cluster. The information below will be used to create your account. Please fill in all the details as this helps us understand our user base. Contact <a href='mailto:someone@yoursite.com'>Research Computing</a>  for any assistance in creating your account."
+cancel_message = "Close browser to end session. Contact <a href="'mailto:someone@yoursite.com'">Research Computing</a> for any assistance in creating your account."
+error_message = "Error while creating your account. We've been notified about this. Contact <a href="'mailto:someone@yoursite.com'">Research Computing</a>  for any assistance in creating your account."