diff --git a/client/main.js b/client/main.js
index 7a969d8c95..db28dec2c1 100644
--- a/client/main.js
+++ b/client/main.js
@@ -124,6 +124,28 @@ main = (function(main, global) {
     Mousetrap.bind('g c', toggleMainChat);
   });
 
+  function localStorageIO(item = '', input = null) {
+    if (input) {
+      try {
+        input = typeof input === 'string' ? input : JSON.stringify(input);
+      } catch (e) {
+        // Do Nothing
+      }
+      localStorage.setItem(item, input);
+      return input;
+    } else {
+      let data = localStorage.getItem(item);
+      try {
+        data = JSON.parse(data);
+      } catch (e) {
+        // Do Nothing
+      }
+      return data;
+    }
+  }
+
+  main.localStorageIO = localStorageIO;
+
   return main;
 }(main, window));
 
@@ -621,29 +643,26 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
     }).done((resp) => {
       cb(resp);
     });
+    $('#dismissBill').on('click', (e) => {
+      const elemData
+        = e.target.parentNode.parentNode.children;
+
+      const res
+        = elemData[Object.keys(elemData).filter((key)=> {
+        return elemData[key].id === 'billContent';
+
+      })[0]].innerHTML;
+
+      main.localStorageIO('lastBillBoardSeen', res);
+    });
   }
 
   function handleNewBillBoard(message) {
-    const seen = typeof localStorage.getItem('billboardSeen') !== "undefined" ? localStorage.getItem('billboardSeen') : 'false';
-    let old = typeof localStorage.getItem('billboard') !== "undefined" ? localStorage.getItem('billboard') : 'false';
-    if(seen !== 'true') {
-      old = null;
-    }
-    if(message.data !== old) {
-      if(!message.err) {
-        $('#billContent').text(message.data);
-        localStorage.setItem('billboard', message.data)
-      } else {
-        console.error(message.err);
-      }
+    if (main.localStorageIO('lastBillBoardSeen') !== message.data) {
+      $('#billContent').text(message.data);
+      $('#billBoard').fadeIn();
     }
   }
 
   getCurrentBillBoard(handleNewBillBoard);
-
-  $('#dismissBill').on('click', () => {
-    console.log("test");
-    localStorage.setItem('billboardSeen', 'true');
-  });
-
 });
diff --git a/server/boot/randomAPIs.js b/server/boot/randomAPIs.js
index 66c44d1331..39dccaf24b 100644
--- a/server/boot/randomAPIs.js
+++ b/server/boot/randomAPIs.js
@@ -85,21 +85,44 @@ module.exports = function(app) {
   }
 
   function billBoard(req, res) {
-    if(req.user && typeof req.user.currentChallenge.challengeId !== "undefined"){
-      BillBoard.findOne({}, function(err, data){
-        if(err){
-          res.send({err: {type: "Error", message: "Database Error"}, data: null});
+    if (
+      req.user
+      && typeof req.user.currentChallenge.challengeId !== 'undefined'
+    ) {
+      BillBoard.findOne({}, function(err, data) {
+        if (err) {
+          res.send({
+            err: {
+              type: 'Error',
+              message: 'Database Error'
+            },
+            data: null
+          });
         } else {
           if (data.active) {
-            res.send({err: null, data: data.message});
+            res.send({
+              err: null,
+              data: data.message
+            });
           } else {
-            res.send({err: {type: "warning", message: "Bill Board is not active"}, data: null});
+            res.send({
+              err: {
+                type: 'warning',
+                message: 'Bill Board is not active'
+              },
+              data: null
+            });
           }
         }
       });
-    }
-    else {
-      res.send({err: {type: "warning", message: "User Not Signed In"}, data: null});
+    } else {
+      res.send({
+        err: {
+          type: 'warning',
+          message: 'User Not Signed In'
+        },
+        data: null
+      });
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/server/views/partials/flash.jade b/server/views/partials/flash.jade
index 2888e97d6c..a84ab6145b 100644
--- a/server/views/partials/flash.jade
+++ b/server/views/partials/flash.jade
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
               div!= success.msg
 .row.flashMessage
   .col-xs-12
-    .alert.alert-success.fade.in
+    #billBoard.alert.alert-success.fade.in(style="display: none;")
       button.close(type='button', data-dismiss='alert')
         span.ion-close-circled#dismissBill
       #billContent
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