diff --git a/app/includes/header.php b/app/includes/header.php
index eca4a77..b89d0a3 100644
--- a/app/includes/header.php
+++ b/app/includes/header.php
@@ -67,14 +67,3 @@
         </div>
     </nav>
     </header>
-
-    <section id="alerts">
-      <?php
-        foreach($_SESSION['alerts'] as $alert) {
-          echo("
-          <div class='alert alert-" . $alert['type'] . "' role='alert'>
-            " . $alert['msg'] . "
-          </div>
-        "); }
-      ?>
-    </section>
diff --git a/app/public/new.php b/app/public/new.php
index 773a57b..50b0f9f 100644
--- a/app/public/new.php
+++ b/app/public/new.php
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
         $sql->execute();
       } catch (PDOException $e) {
         // echo("Error: <br>" . $e->getMessage() . "<br>");
-        create_alert("danger", "SQL Error: " . $e->getMessage());
+        $new_ticket_alert = array("danger", "SQL Error: " . $e->getMessage());
       }
 
         // Get ticket UUID
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
           $tkt_uuid = $tkt_result['uuid'];
         } catch (PDOException $e) {
           // echo("Error: <br>" . $e->getMessage() . "<br>");
-          create_alert("danger", "SQL Error: " . $e->getMessage());
+          $new_ticket_alert = array("danger", "SQL Error: " . $e->getMessage());
         }
 
         // If file is uploaded, process that
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
             $sql->execute();
           } catch (PDOException $e) {
             // echo("Error: <br>" . $e->getMessage() . "<br>");
-            create_alert("danger", "SQL Error: " . $e->getMessage());
+            $new_ticket_alert = array("danger", "SQL Error: " . $e->getMessage());
           }
         }
 
@@ -62,6 +62,17 @@
 <!-- Begin page content -->
 <main role="main" class="flex-shrink-0">
 
+  <section>
+    <?php
+      if(isset($new_ticket_alert)) {
+        echo("
+        <div class='alert alert-" . $new_ticket_alert[0] . "' role='alert'>
+          " . $new_ticket_alert[1] . "
+        </div>
+      "); }
+    ?>
+  </section>
+
   <section class="jumbotron text-center">
     <div class="container">
       <h1>Create a new request</h1>