diff --git a/js/controllers/send.js b/js/controllers/send.js
index 26c50f6aa..da4bf5610 100644
--- a/js/controllers/send.js
+++ b/js/controllers/send.js
@@ -32,10 +32,8 @@ angular.module('copayApp.controllers').controller('SendController',
 
     $scope.submitForm = function(form) {
       if (form.$invalid) {
-        $rootScope.$flashMessage = {
-          message: 'Unable to send a transaction proposal. Please, try again',
-          type: 'error'
-        };
+        var message = 'Unable to send transaction proposal.';
+        notification.error('Error', message);
         return;
       }
 
@@ -50,20 +48,16 @@ angular.module('copayApp.controllers').controller('SendController',
       w.createTx(address, amount, commentText, function(ntxid) {
         if (w.totalCopayers > 1) {
           $scope.loading = false;
-          $rootScope.$flashMessage = {
-            message: 'The transaction proposal has been created',
-            type: 'success'
-          };
+          var message = 'The transaction proposal has been created';
+          notification.success('Success!', message);
           $rootScope.$digest();
         } else {
           w.sendTx(ntxid, function(txid) {
-            $rootScope.$flashMessage = txid ? {
-              type: 'success',
-              message: 'Transaction broadcasted. txid: ' + txid
-            } : {
-              type: 'error',
-              message: 'There was an error sending the Transaction'
-            };
+            if (txid) {
+              notification.success('Transaction broadcast', 'Transaction id: ' + txid);
+            } else {
+              notification.error('Error', 'There was an error sending the transaction.');
+            }
             $scope.loading = false;
           });
         }
@@ -202,10 +196,11 @@ angular.module('copayApp.controllers').controller('SendController',
           errorMsg = e.message;
         }
 
-        $rootScope.$flashMessage = {
-          message: errorMsg ? errorMsg : 'Entry removed successful',
-          type: errorMsg ? 'error' : 'success'
-        };
+        if (errorMsg) {
+          notification.error('Error', errorMsg);
+        } else {
+          notification.success('Success', 'Entry removed successfully');
+        }
         $rootScope.$digest();
       }, 500);
     };
@@ -223,10 +218,7 @@ angular.module('copayApp.controllers').controller('SendController',
 
           $scope.submitAddressBook = function(form) {
             if (form.$invalid) {
-              $rootScope.$flashMessage = {
-                message: 'Complete required fields, please',
-                type: 'error'
-              };
+              notification.error('Form Error', 'Please complete required fields');
               return;
             }
             var entry = {
@@ -255,10 +247,11 @@ angular.module('copayApp.controllers').controller('SendController',
             errorMsg = e.message;
           }
 
-          $rootScope.$flashMessage = {
-            message: errorMsg ? errorMsg : 'New entry has been created',
-            type: errorMsg ? 'error' : 'success'
-          };
+          if (errorMsg) {
+            notification.error('Error', errorMsg);
+          } else {
+            notification.success('Success', 'New entry has been created');
+          }
           $rootScope.$digest();
         }, 500);
         $anchorScroll();
diff --git a/js/controllers/setup.js b/js/controllers/setup.js
index dc1cdd834..a2a74f6fc 100644
--- a/js/controllers/setup.js
+++ b/js/controllers/setup.js
@@ -68,10 +68,7 @@ angular.module('copayApp.controllers').controller('SetupController',
 
     $scope.create = function(form) {
       if (form && form.$invalid) {
-        $rootScope.$flashMessage = {
-          message: 'Please, enter required fields',
-          type: 'error'
-        };
+        notification.error('Error', 'Please enter the required fields');
         return;
       }
       $scope.loading = true;
diff --git a/js/directives.js b/js/directives.js
index 586a1ac31..f943382a0 100644
--- a/js/directives.js
+++ b/js/directives.js
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ angular.module('copayApp.directives')
         link: function(scope, element, attrs, ctrl) {
           setTimeout(function() {
             scope.$apply(function() {
-              $rootScope.$flashMessage = {};
             });
           }, 5000);
         }
diff --git a/js/services/controllerUtils.js b/js/services/controllerUtils.js
index 065310c54..f8e87d5e9 100644
--- a/js/services/controllerUtils.js
+++ b/js/services/controllerUtils.js
@@ -36,35 +36,27 @@ angular.module('copayApp.services')
 
     root.onErrorDigest = function(scope, msg) {
       root.onError(scope);
-      if (msg) $rootScope.$flashMessage = {
-        type: 'error',
-        message: msg
-      };
+      if (msg) {
+        notification.error('Error', msg);
+      }
       $rootScope.$digest();
     };
 
     root.installStartupHandlers = function(wallet, $scope) {
       wallet.on('serverError', function(msg) {
-        $rootScope.$flashMessage = {
-          message: 'There was an error connecting to the PeerJS server.' + (msg || 'Check you settings and Internet connection.'),
-          type: 'error',
-        };
+        notification.error('PeerJS Error', 'There was an error connecting to the PeerJS server.'
+          + (msg || 'Check you settings and Internet connection.'));
         root.onErrorDigest($scope);
         $location.path('addresses');
       });
       wallet.on('connectionError', function() {
-        var message = "Looks like you are already connected to this wallet, please logout from it and try importing it again.";
-        $rootScope.$flashMessage = {
-          message: message,
-          type: 'error'
-        };
+        var message = "Looks like you are already connected to this wallet, please logout and try importing it again.";
+        notification.error('PeerJS Error', message);
         root.onErrorDigest($scope);
       });
       wallet.on('serverError', function() {
-        $rootScope.$flashMessage = {
-          message: 'The PeerJS server is not responding, please try again',
-          type: 'error'
-        };
+        var message = 'The PeerJS server is not responding, please try again';
+        notification.error('PeerJS Error', message);
         root.onErrorDigest($scope);
       });
       wallet.on('ready', function() {
@@ -79,10 +71,7 @@ angular.module('copayApp.services')
       $rootScope.isCollapsed = true;
       $rootScope.$watch('insightError', function(status) {
         if (status === -1) {
-          $rootScope.$flashMessage = {
-            type: 'success',
-            message: 'Networking Restored :)',
-          };
+          notification.success('Networking restored', 'Connection to Insight re-established');
           $rootScope.insightError = 0;
         }
       });
@@ -117,10 +106,7 @@ angular.module('copayApp.services')
       notification.enableHtml5Mode(); // for chrome: if support, enable it
 
       w.on('badMessage', function(peerId) {
-        $rootScope.$flashMessage = {
-          type: 'error',
-          message: 'Received wrong message from peer id:' + peerId
-        };
+        notification.error('Error', 'Received wrong message from peer ' + peerId);
       });
       w.on('ready', function(myPeerID) {
         $rootScope.wallet = w;