diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/extra/flash_notifies.js b/app/assets/javascripts/extra/flash_notifies.js
index 4002c4873..52c9fbf53 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/extra/flash_notifies.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/extra/flash_notifies.js
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
   }
 
   $('#close-alert').click(function () {
-    setCookie("flash_notify_id", FLASH_NOTIFY_ID, FLASH_EXPIRES_AT);
     setCookie("flash_notify_hash", FLASH_HASH_ID, FLASH_EXPIRES_AT);
   });
 });
diff --git a/app/models/flash_notify.rb b/app/models/flash_notify.rb
index 5cc407173..601b197b2 100644
--- a/app/models/flash_notify.rb
+++ b/app/models/flash_notify.rb
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class FlashNotify < ActiveRecord::Base
     read_attribute("body_#{language}")
   end
 
-  def should_show?(cookie_id, cookie_hash_id)
-    !(cookie_id.to_i == id && cookie_hash_id == hash_id)
+  def should_show?(cookie_hash_id)
+    cookie_hash_id != hash_id && published
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/views/layouts/_notifies.html.haml b/app/views/layouts/_notifies.html.haml
index 766485dcd..46f5b8d00 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/_notifies.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/layouts/_notifies.html.haml
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 - if current_user || APP_CONFIG['anonymous_access']
   .flash_notify
     - flash_notify = FlashNotify.published.first
-    - if flash_notify && flash_notify.should_show?(cookies[:flash_notify_id], cookies[:flash_notify_hash])
+    - if flash_notify && flash_notify.should_show?(cookies[:flash_notify_hash])
       .alert{:class => "alert-#{flash_notify.status}"}
         = flash_notify.body current_user.language
         %a{:class=>"close", :'data-dismiss'=>"alert", :href=>"#", :id => 'close-alert'} &times;
 
-:javascript
-  var FLASH_NOTIFY_ID = "#{flash_notify.id}";
-  var FLASH_HASH_ID = "#{flash_notify.hash_id}";
-  var FLASH_EXPIRES_AT = "#{Date.today + 1.year}";
+    :javascript
+      var FLASH_HASH_ID = "#{flash_notify.hash_id}";
+      var FLASH_EXPIRES_AT = "#{Date.today + 1.year}";