diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/templates/base.html b/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/templates/base.html
index 1afc57c3..16ecd624 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/templates/base.html
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/templates/base.html
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
 
       {% 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 }}</div>
           {% endfor %}
       {% endif %}