diff --git a/pikit-web/assets/style.css b/pikit-web/assets/style.css
index 3a1254c..3c84c91 100644
--- a/pikit-web/assets/style.css
+++ b/pikit-web/assets/style.css
@@ -425,15 +425,6 @@ body {
 #releaseProgress {
   display: none;
 }
-.status-msg {
-  display: none;
-}
-.status-msg.error {
-  display: block;
-}
-#releaseStatusMsg {
-  display: block;
-}
 .updates-status {
   display: none;
 }
diff --git a/pikit-web/assets/update-settings.js b/pikit-web/assets/update-settings.js
index 43b8679..73ec284 100644
--- a/pikit-web/assets/update-settings.js
+++ b/pikit-web/assets/update-settings.js
@@ -115,14 +115,15 @@ export function initUpdateSettings({
 
   function showMessage(text, isError = false) {
     if (!msgEl) return;
-    msgEl.textContent = text || "";
-    msgEl.classList.toggle("error", isError);
-
-    if (text) {
-      if (toast && msgEl.id !== "updatesMsg") toast(text, isError ? "error" : "success");
-      setTimeout(() => (msgEl.textContent = ""), 2500);
+    // Only surface inline text for errors; successes go to toast only.
+    if (isError) {
+      msgEl.textContent = text || "Something went wrong";
+      msgEl.classList.add("error");
+    } else {
+      msgEl.textContent = "";
+      msgEl.classList.remove("error");
     }
-
+    if (toast) toast(text || (isError ? "Error" : ""), isError ? "error" : "success");
   }
 
   function currentConfigFromForm() {