diff --git a/templates/default-layout.hamlet b/templates/default-layout.hamlet
index ff4969f75..cd61199f4 100644
--- a/templates/default-layout.hamlet
+++ b/templates/default-layout.hamlet
@@ -8,11 +8,6 @@
 
   <div .main__content>
 
-    <!-- alerts -->
-    $forall (status, msg) <- mmsgs
-      $with status2 <- bool status "info" (status == "")
-        <div class="alert alert-#{status2}">#{msg}
-
     <!-- breadcrumbs -->
     $if not $ Just HomeR == mcurrentRoute
       ^{breadcrumbs}
@@ -24,6 +19,11 @@
     <!-- prime page actions -->
     ^{pageactionprime}
 
+    <!-- alerts -->
+    $forall (status, msg) <- mmsgs
+      $with status2 <- bool status "info" (status == "")
+        <div class="alert alert-#{status2}">#{msg}
+
     <!-- actual content -->
 
     ^{widget}
diff --git a/templates/widgets/asidenav.lucius b/templates/widgets/asidenav.lucius
index 4fe8dcdc1..e8c4607f6 100644
--- a/templates/widgets/asidenav.lucius
+++ b/templates/widgets/asidenav.lucius
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@
   background-color: var(--color-lightwhite);
 
   .asidenav__link-wrapper {
-    pointer-events: none;
     color: var(--color-link);
   }