diff --git a/app/controllers/contests_controller.rb b/app/controllers/contests_controller.rb
index 8968f0bf..85fa7244 100644
--- a/app/controllers/contests_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/contests_controller.rb
@@ -376,10 +376,10 @@ class ContestsController < ApplicationController
     contest_message = params[:contest_for_save][:contest_message]
     if ContestingSoftapplication.where("softapplication_id = ? and contest_id = ?", softapplication.id, @contest.id).size == 0
       if ContestingSoftapplication.create_softapplication_contesting(@contest.id, softapplication.id, contest_message)
-        flash[:notice] = l(:label_release_add_contest_succeed)
+        flash.now[:notice] = l(:label_release_add_contest_succeed)
       end
     else
-      flash[:error] = l(:label_add_contest_succeed_fail)
+      flash.now[:error] = l(:label_add_contest_succeed_fail)
     end
     
     @contesting_softapplication = paginateHelper @contest.contesting_softapplications