diff --git a/common/app/Flash/Flash.jsx b/common/app/Flash/Flash.jsx
index 6582e890ed..0e9f4b5ae0 100644
--- a/common/app/Flash/Flash.jsx
+++ b/common/app/Flash/Flash.jsx
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { CloseButton } from 'react-bootstrap';
 import { connect } from 'react-redux';
 
 import ns from './ns.json';
-import { alertTypes } from './redux/utils.js';
+import { alertTypes } from '../../utils/flash.js';
 import {
   latestMessageSelector,
   clickOnClose
diff --git a/common/app/Flash/redux/utils.js b/common/app/Flash/redux/utils.js
index 408ad1bdb2..2ebbfb9332 100644
--- a/common/app/Flash/redux/utils.js
+++ b/common/app/Flash/redux/utils.js
@@ -1,13 +1,5 @@
 import _ from 'lodash/fp';
-
-export const alertTypes = _.keyBy(_.identity)([
-  'success',
-  'info',
-  'warning',
-  'danger'
-]);
-
-export const normalizeAlertType = alertType => alertTypes[alertType] || 'info';
+import { alertTypes, normalizeAlertType } from '../../../utils/flash.js';
 
 // interface ExpressFlash {
 //   [alertType]: [String...]
@@ -16,7 +8,6 @@ export const normalizeAlertType = alertType => alertTypes[alertType] || 'info';
 //   type: AlertType,
 //   message: String
 // }
-
 export const expressToStack = _.flow(
   _.toPairs,
   _.flatMap(([ type, messages ]) => messages.map(msg => ({
diff --git a/common/utils/flash.js b/common/utils/flash.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b965b3680e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/utils/flash.js
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import _ from 'lodash';
+
+export const alertTypes = _.keyBy([
+  'success',
+  'info',
+  'warning',
+  'danger'
+], _.identity);
+
+export const normalizeAlertType = alertType => alertTypes[alertType] || 'info';
diff --git a/server/boot/settings.js b/server/boot/settings.js
index 78c8520176..453a0d3f8c 100644
--- a/server/boot/settings.js
+++ b/server/boot/settings.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {
 } from '../utils/middleware';
 import supportedLanguages from '../../common/utils/supported-languages.js';
 import { themes } from '../../common/utils/themes.js';
+import { alertTypes } from '../../common/utils/flash.js';
 
 export default function settingsController(app) {
   const api = app.loopback.Router();
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ export default function settingsController(app) {
     '/update-my-current-challenge',
     ifNoUser401,
     updateMyCurrentChallengeValidators,
-    createValidatorErrorHandler('errors'),
+    createValidatorErrorHandler(alertTypes.danger),
     updateMyCurrentChallenge
   );
 
@@ -88,11 +89,11 @@ export default function settingsController(app) {
   function updateMyTheme(req, res, next) {
     const { body: { theme } } = req;
     if (req.user.theme === theme) {
-      return res.sendFlash('info', 'Theme already set');
+      return res.sendFlash(alertTypes.info, 'Theme already set');
     }
     return req.user.updateTheme(theme)
       .then(
-        () => res.sendFlash('info', 'Your theme has been updated'),
+        () => res.sendFlash(alertTypes.info, 'Your theme has been updated'),
         next
       );
   }
@@ -100,7 +101,7 @@ export default function settingsController(app) {
     '/update-my-theme',
     ifNoUser401,
     updateMyThemeValidators,
-    createValidatorErrorHandler('errors'),
+    createValidatorErrorHandler(alertTypes.danger),
     updateMyTheme
   );