diff --git a/templates/standalone/alerts.julius b/templates/standalone/alerts.julius
index 17fbb4109..94ecea104 100644
--- a/templates/standalone/alerts.julius
+++ b/templates/standalone/alerts.julius
@@ -11,7 +11,11 @@
       autoDecay = parseInt(dataDecay, 10);
     }
     closeEl.classList.add('alert__close');
-    closeEl.innerText = #{String (messageRender MsgCloseAlert)};
+    // TODO:
+    // Getting rid of the interpolation throws an error somewhere else.
+    // Help please!
+    var tempMessageDELETEME = #{String (messageRender MsgCloseAlert)};
+    closeEl.innerText = tempMessageDELETEME.substr(0, 0);
     closeEl.addEventListener('click', function(event) {
       alertEl.classList.add('alert--invisible');
     });
diff --git a/templates/standalone/alerts.lucius b/templates/standalone/alerts.lucius
index cef5ebdc9..356ccf723 100644
--- a/templates/standalone/alerts.lucius
+++ b/templates/standalone/alerts.lucius
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@
 
   .alert {
     margin-left: 80px;
+    max-width: 420px;
   }
 }