diff --git a/js/components/ascribe_forms/create_editions_form.js b/js/components/ascribe_forms/create_editions_form.js
index b2bf3c1c..47715d3d 100644
--- a/js/components/ascribe_forms/create_editions_form.js
+++ b/js/components/ascribe_forms/create_editions_form.js
@@ -26,11 +26,13 @@ let CreateEditionsForm = React.createClass({
     },
 
     handleSuccess(response) {
-        let notification = new GlobalNotificationModel(response.notification, 'success', 10000);
+        const { handleSuccess } = this.props;
+
+        const notification = new GlobalNotificationModel(response.notification, 'success', 10000);
         GlobalNotificationActions.appendGlobalNotification(notification);
 
-        if(this.props.handleSuccess) {
-            this.props.handleSuccess(response);
+        if (typeof handleSuccess === 'function') {
+            handleSuccess(response);
         }
     },
 
diff --git a/js/models/global_notification_model.js b/js/models/global_notification_model.js
index 49a82934..eda6db18 100644
--- a/js/models/global_notification_model.js
+++ b/js/models/global_notification_model.js
@@ -1,19 +1,21 @@
 'use strict';
 
 export default class GlobalNotificationModel {
-    constructor(message, type = 'info', dismissAfter = 5000) {
-        if(message) {
-            this.message = message;
-        } else {
-            throw new Error('A notifications message must be defined.');
+    constructor(message, type = 'success', dismissAfter = 5000) {
+        if (type !== 'success' && type !== 'danger') {
+            throw new Error(`A notification's type either has to be success, or danger. Not: ${type}`);
         }
 
-        if(type === 'info' || type === 'success' || type === 'warning' || type === 'danger') {
-            this.type = type;
+        if (message) {
+            this.message = message;
         } else {
-            throw new Error('A notification\'s type either has to be info, success, warning, danger. Not: ' + type);
+            console.logGlobal(new Error('Global notification did not contain a message and was ignored'), {
+                dismissAfter,
+                type
+            });
         }
 
         this.dismissAfter = dismissAfter;
+        this.type = type;
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/js/stores/global_notification_store.js b/js/stores/global_notification_store.js
index 7414812b..5cdb5c69 100644
--- a/js/stores/global_notification_store.js
+++ b/js/stores/global_notification_store.js
@@ -16,10 +16,12 @@ class GlobalNotificationStore {
     }
 
     onAppendGlobalNotification(newNotification) {
-        this.notificationQueue.push(newNotification);
+        if (newNotification && newNotification.message) {
+            this.notificationQueue.push(newNotification);
 
-        if (!this.notificationsPaused && this.notificationStatus === 'ready') {
-            this.showNextNotification();
+            if (!this.notificationsPaused && this.notificationStatus === 'ready') {
+                this.showNextNotification();
+            }
         }
     }