diff --git a/powerdnsadmin/static/custom/js/custom.js b/powerdnsadmin/static/custom/js/custom.js
index 051a2e0..e4b72b1 100644
--- a/powerdnsadmin/static/custom/js/custom.js
+++ b/powerdnsadmin/static/custom/js/custom.js
@@ -12,13 +12,7 @@ function applyChanges(data, url, showResult, refreshPage) {
             console.log("Applied changes successfully.");
             console.log(data);
             if (showResult) {
-                var modal = $("#modal_success");
-                if (data['msg']) {
-                    modal.find('.modal-body p').text(data['msg']);
-                } else {
-                    modal.find('.modal-body p').text("Applied changes successfully");
-                }
-                modal.modal('show');
+                showSuccessModal(data['msg'] || "Applied changes successfully");
             }
             if (refreshPage) {
                 location.reload(true);
@@ -27,10 +21,8 @@ function applyChanges(data, url, showResult, refreshPage) {
 
         error : function(jqXHR, status) {
             console.log(jqXHR);
-            var modal = $("#modal_error");
             var responseJson = jQuery.parseJSON(jqXHR.responseText);
-            modal.find('.modal-body p').text(responseJson['msg']);
-            modal.modal('show');
+            showErrorModal(responseJson['msg']);
         }
     });
 }
@@ -50,18 +42,14 @@ function applyRecordChanges(data, domain) {
             });
 
             console.log("Applied changes successfully.")
-            var modal = $("#modal_success");
-            modal.find('.modal-body p').text("Applied changes successfully");
-            modal.modal('show');
+            showSuccessModal("Applied changes successfully");
             setTimeout(() => {window.location.reload()}, 2000);
         },
 
         error : function(jqXHR, status) {
             console.log(jqXHR);
-            var modal = $("#modal_error");
             var responseJson = jQuery.parseJSON(jqXHR.responseText);
-            modal.find('.modal-body p').text(responseJson['msg']);
-            modal.modal('show');
+            showErrorModal(responseJson['msg']);
         }
     });
 }
diff --git a/powerdnsadmin/templates/admin_history.html b/powerdnsadmin/templates/admin_history.html
index a3f0fd4..aa16c4a 100644
--- a/powerdnsadmin/templates/admin_history.html
+++ b/powerdnsadmin/templates/admin_history.html
@@ -446,9 +446,7 @@
             
             if(!canSearch)
             {
-                var modal = $("#modal_error");
-                modal.find('.modal-body p').text("Please fill out the " + main_field + " field.");
-                modal.modal('show');
+                showErrorModal("Please fill out the " + main_field + " field.");
             }
             else
             {
diff --git a/powerdnsadmin/templates/base.html b/powerdnsadmin/templates/base.html
index bb9be5b..649663a 100644
--- a/powerdnsadmin/templates/base.html
+++ b/powerdnsadmin/templates/base.html
@@ -298,6 +298,18 @@
         }
       });
     });
+
+    function showErrorModal(message) {
+      var modal = $('#modal_error');
+      modal.find('.modal-body p').text(message);
+      modal.modal('show');
+    }
+
+    function showSuccessModal(message) {
+      var modal = $("#modal_success");
+      modal.find('.modal-body p').text(message);
+      modal.modal('show');
+    }
   </script>
   {% endif %}
 {%- endassets %}
diff --git a/powerdnsadmin/templates/domain.html b/powerdnsadmin/templates/domain.html
index d5e85fc..d821e6a 100755
--- a/powerdnsadmin/templates/domain.html
+++ b/powerdnsadmin/templates/domain.html
@@ -251,9 +251,7 @@
     // handle apply changes button
     $(document.body).on("click",".button_apply_changes", function() {
         if (nNew || nEditing) {
-            var modal = $("#modal_error");
-            modal.find('.modal-body p').text("Previous record not saved. Please save it before applying the changes.");
-            modal.modal('show');
+            showErrorModal("Previous record not saved. Please save it before applying the changes.");
             return;
         }
 
@@ -277,9 +275,7 @@
     // handle add record button
     $(document.body).on("click", ".button_add_record", function (e) {
             if (nNew || nEditing) {
-                var modal = $("#modal_error");
-                modal.find('.modal-body p').text("Previous record not saved. Please save it before adding more record.");
-                modal.modal('show');
+                showErrorModal("Previous record not saved. Please save it before adding more record.");
                 return;
             }
             // clear search first
diff --git a/powerdnsadmin/templates/domain_remove.html b/powerdnsadmin/templates/domain_remove.html
index e0b0eb8..6ac5401 100644
--- a/powerdnsadmin/templates/domain_remove.html
+++ b/powerdnsadmin/templates/domain_remove.html
@@ -73,9 +73,7 @@
     $(document.body).on("click", ".button_delete", function(e) {
         e.stopPropagation();
         if ( $("#domainid").val() == 0 ){
-            var modal = $("#modal_error");
-            modal.find('.modal-body p').text("Please select domain to remove.");
-            modal.modal('show');
+            showErrorModal("Please select domain to remove.");
             return;
         }
 
diff --git a/powerdnsadmin/templates/template_edit.html b/powerdnsadmin/templates/template_edit.html
index f716293..89faebc 100644
--- a/powerdnsadmin/templates/template_edit.html
+++ b/powerdnsadmin/templates/template_edit.html
@@ -192,9 +192,7 @@
     // handle apply changes button
     $(document.body).on("click",".button_apply_changes", function() {
         if (nNew || nEditing) {
-            var modal = $("#modal_error");
-            modal.find('.modal-body p').text("Previous record not saved. Please save it before applying the changes.");
-            modal.modal('show');
+            showErrorModal("Previous record not saved. Please save it before applying the changes.");
             return;
         }
 
@@ -217,9 +215,7 @@
     // handle add record button
     $(document.body).on("click", ".button_add_record", function (e) {
             if (nNew || nEditing) {
-                var modal = $("#modal_error");
-                modal.find('.modal-body p').text("Previous record not saved. Please save it before adding more record.");
-                modal.modal('show');
+                showErrorModal("Previous record not saved. Please save it before adding more record.");
                 return;
             }
             // clear search first