diff --git a/4chan_x.user.js b/4chan_x.user.js
index 34874154d..e78a5da93 100644
--- a/4chan_x.user.js
+++ b/4chan_x.user.js
@@ -1127,6 +1127,7 @@
       this.el = $.el('div', {
         innerHTML: '<a href=javascript:; class=close title=Close>×</a><div class=message></div>'
       });
+      this.el.style.opacity = 0;
       this.setType(type);
       $.on(this.el.firstElementChild, 'click', this.close);
       if (typeof content === 'string') {
@@ -1147,6 +1148,8 @@
       }
       $.off(d, 'visibilitychange', this.add);
       $.add($.id('notifications'), this.el);
+      this.el.clientHeight;
+      this.el.style.opacity = 1;
       if (this.timeout) {
         return setTimeout(this.close, this.timeout * $.SECOND);
       }
@@ -6964,7 +6967,7 @@
       if (err) {
         if (/captcha|verification/i.test(err.textContent) || err === 'Connection error with sys.4chan.org.') {
           if (/mistyped/i.test(err.textContent)) {
-            err = 'Error: You seem to have mistyped the CAPTCHA.';
+            err = 'You seem to have mistyped the CAPTCHA.';
           }
           QR.cooldown.auto = QR.captcha.isEnabled ? !!QR.captcha.captchas.length : err === 'Connection error with sys.4chan.org.' ? true : false;
           QR.cooldown.set({
diff --git a/src/features.coffee b/src/features.coffee
index d3db53b44..79b969a09 100644
--- a/src/features.coffee
+++ b/src/features.coffee
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ class Notification
 
     @el = $.el 'div',
       innerHTML: '<a href=javascript:; class=close title=Close>×</a><div class=message></div>'
+    @el.style.opacity = 0
     @setType type
     $.on @el.firstElementChild, 'click', @close
     if typeof content is 'string'
@@ -113,6 +114,8 @@ class Notification
       return
     $.off d, 'visibilitychange', @add
     $.add $.id('notifications'), @el
+    @el.clientHeight # force reflow
+    @el.style.opacity = 1
     setTimeout @close, @timeout * $.SECOND if @timeout
 
   close = ->
diff --git a/src/qr.coffee b/src/qr.coffee
index 7e38161be..a7c46cd48 100644
--- a/src/qr.coffee
+++ b/src/qr.coffee
@@ -927,7 +927,7 @@ QR =
       if /captcha|verification/i.test(err.textContent) or err is 'Connection error with sys.4chan.org.'
         # Remove the obnoxious 4chan Pass ad.
         if /mistyped/i.test err.textContent
-          err = 'Error: You seem to have mistyped the CAPTCHA.'
+          err = 'You seem to have mistyped the CAPTCHA.'
         # Enable auto-post if we have some cached captchas.
         QR.cooldown.auto = if QR.captcha.isEnabled
           !!QR.captcha.captchas.length