diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/templates/base.html b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/templates/base.html
index 9caab43a..cba1b7cf 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/templates/base.html
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/templates/base.html
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
 
       {% if messages %}
           {% for message in messages %}
-              <div class="alert {% if message.tags %}alert-{{ message.tags }}{% endif %}">{{ message }}</div>
+              <div class="alert {% if message.tags %}alert-{{ message.tags }}{% endif %}">{{ message }}<button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="alert" aria-label="Close"><span aria-hidden="true">&times;</span></button></div>
           {% endfor %}
       {% endif %}