diff --git a/app/controllers/manage_submissions_controller.rb b/app/controllers/manage_submissions_controller.rb
index 0af77c47..5b5f736e 100644
--- a/app/controllers/manage_submissions_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/manage_submissions_controller.rb
@@ -9,18 +9,17 @@ def index
   def show
     @submission = Submission.find(params[:id])
   end
-  
+
   def update
     @submission = Submission.find(params[:id])
 
     if @submission.update!(submission_params)
-      flash.now[:success] = "Comments saved."
+      flash.now[:success] = I18n.t("comments_saved")
       render :show, submission: @submission
     else
-      flash.now[:error] = "Unable to save comments."
       render :show, status: :unprocessable_entity, submission: @submission
     end
-  end  
+  end
 
   def by_challenge_phase
     @phase = Phase.where(id: params[:phase_id],
diff --git a/app/helpers/manage_submissions_helper.rb b/app/helpers/manage_submissions_helper.rb
index 25735f5a..331a32ee 100644
--- a/app/helpers/manage_submissions_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/manage_submissions_helper.rb
@@ -11,5 +11,5 @@ def selected_to_advance?(submission)
 
   def assigned_to_user?(user, submission)
     submission.challenge_id.in?(user.challenge_manager_challenges.collect(&:id))
-  end 
+  end
 end
diff --git a/config/locales/en.yml b/config/locales/en.yml
index 8e4b8602..09c060d5 100644
--- a/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ en:
   already_logged_in_notice: "You are already logged in."
   evaluation_form_destroyed: "Evaluation form was successfully destroyed."
   evaluation_form_saved: "Evaluation form was saved successfully."
+  comments_saved: "Comments saved succesfully."
   login_error: "There was an issue with logging in. Please try again."
   please_try_again: "Please try again."
   session_expired_alert: "Your session has expired. Please log in again."
diff --git a/spec/factories/submission.rb b/spec/factories/submission.rb
index c51fdb6e..ab5b7bdd 100644
--- a/spec/factories/submission.rb
+++ b/spec/factories/submission.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     association :challenge
     association :phase
     association :submitter, factory: :user
-    # don't think we need this anymore? 
+    # don't think we need this anymore?
     # association :manager, factory: :user
 
     title { Faker::Lorem.sentence }
diff --git a/spec/requests/manage_submissions_spec.rb b/spec/requests/manage_submissions_spec.rb
index e8c5880a..0fb08198 100644
--- a/spec/requests/manage_submissions_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/manage_submissions_spec.rb
@@ -95,16 +95,16 @@
         expect(response.body).to include(submission.id.to_s)
         expect(response.body).to include(submission.brief_description)
       end
-      
+
       it "does not render submission details for a challenge the user is not assigned to" do
-        challenge = create_challenge()
+        challenge = create_challenge
         phase = create_phase(challenge_id: challenge.id)
         submission = create(:submission, challenge: phase.challenge, brief_description: "This submission has teeth.")
 
         get manage_submission_path(submission)
         expect(response.body).not_to include(submission.brief_description)
         expect(response.body).to include("You are not assigned to manage this submission.")
-      end  
+      end
     end
 
     context "when logged in as an evaluator" do