diff --git a/public/javascripts/spacedeck_users.js b/public/javascripts/spacedeck_users.js
index 1b62363..7f2a9ad 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/spacedeck_users.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/spacedeck_users.js
@@ -196,27 +196,29 @@ SpacedeckUsers = {
       this.password_reset_confirm_error = null;
       this.password_reset_send = false;
 
-      if(password != password_confirmation) {
+      if (password != password_confirmation) {
         this.password_reset_confirm_error = "Passwords do not match.";
         return;
       }
 
-      if(password.length < 5) {
+      if (password.length < 5) {
         this.password_reset_confirm_error = "Password too short (must have at least 5 characters).";
         return;
       }
 
       confirm_password_reset(password, this.reset_token, function(parsed,req) {
-        if(req.status==201){
+        if (req.status==201) {
+          alert("New password set successfully.");
           this.active_view = "login";
+        } else {
+          alert("An unknown error occured.");
         }
       }.bind(this), function(req) {
         if (req.status==404) {
-          var msg = "user not found";
+          alert("Error: Unknown user.");
         } else {
-          var msg = "error: " + req.statusText;
+          alert("Error: "+req.statusText);
         }
-        this.password_reset_confirm_error = msg;
       }.bind(this));
     },
 
diff --git a/routes/api/users.js b/routes/api/users.js
index 187b925..99ba793 100644
--- a/routes/api/users.js
+++ b/routes/api/users.js
@@ -289,15 +289,10 @@ router.post('/password_reset_requests/:confirm_token/confirm', function(req, res
       if (user) {
         bcrypt.genSalt(10, (err, salt) => {
           bcrypt.hash(password, salt, function(err, hash) {
-
             user.password_hash = hash;
             user.password_token = null;
-            user.save(function(err, updatedUser){
-              if (err) {
-                res.sendStatus(400);
-              } else {
-                res.sendStatus(201);
-              }
+            user.save().then(function(updatedUser) {
+              res.sendStatus(201);
             });
           });
         });
diff --git a/views/partials/login.html b/views/partials/login.html
index a0c80c7..de19912 100644
--- a/views/partials/login.html
+++ b/views/partials/login.html
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
           </div>
 
           <div class="form-group">
-            <input class="input" id="user-password-confirmation" required type="password" v-model="signup_password_confirmation" placeholder="[[__("password_confirmation")]]">
+            <input class="input" id="user-password-confirmation" required type="password" v-model="signup_password_confirmation" placeholder="Repeat Password">
           </div>
         </div>
         
@@ -98,8 +98,8 @@
       </form>
     </div>
     <div class="content" v-if="password_reset_send==true">
-      <h4>[[__("password_confirmation")]]</h4>
-      [[__("password_check_inbox")]]
+      <h4>Reset Password</h4>
+      Please check your email inbox.
     </div>
   </div>
 
@@ -110,11 +110,11 @@
 
         <div class="tight">
           <div class="form-group">
-            <input class="input" id="user-password" type="password" v-model="signup_password" placeholder="[[__("password")]]">
+            <input class="input" id="user-password" type="password" v-model="signup_password" placeholder="New Password">
           </div>
 
           <div class="form-group">
-            <input class="input" id="user-password" type="password" v-model="signup_password_confirmation" placeholder="[[__("password_confirmation")]]">
+            <input class="input" id="user-password" type="password" v-model="signup_password_confirmation" placeholder="Repeat Password">
           </div>
         </div>