diff --git a/services/web/app/coffee/Features/Notifications/NotificationsHandler.coffee b/services/web/app/coffee/Features/Notifications/NotificationsHandler.coffee
index b54fd95b3f..ef20351c90 100644
--- a/services/web/app/coffee/Features/Notifications/NotificationsHandler.coffee
+++ b/services/web/app/coffee/Features/Notifications/NotificationsHandler.coffee
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ module.exports =
 			statusCode =  if res? then res.statusCode else 500
 			if err? or statusCode != 200
 				e = new Error("something went wrong getting notifications, #{err}, #{statusCode}")
-				logger.err err:err
+				logger.err err:err, "something went wrong getting notifications"
 				callback(null, [])
 			else
 				if !unreadNotifications?
diff --git a/services/web/app/views/project/list/notifications.jade b/services/web/app/views/project/list/notifications.jade
index 209d4477fc..8e0ee56f43 100644
--- a/services/web/app/views/project/list/notifications.jade
+++ b/services/web/app/views/project/list/notifications.jade
@@ -1,17 +1,15 @@
-span(ng-controller="NotificationsController")
-	.col-md-12
-		.row
-			ul.list-unstyled.notifications-list(
-				ng-if="notifications.length > 0",
-				ng-cloak
-			)
-				li.notification_entry(
-					ng-repeat="unreadNotification in notifications",
-				)
-					.row(ng-hide="unreadNotification.hide")
-						.col-xs-12
-							.alert.alert-warning
-								span(ng-bind-html="unreadNotification.html")
-								button(ng-click="dismiss(unreadNotification)").close.pull-right
-									span(aria-hidden="true") ×
-									span.sr-only #{translate("close")}
+span(ng-controller="NotificationsController").userNotifications
+	ul.list-unstyled.notifications-list(
+		ng-if="notifications.length > 0",
+		ng-cloak
+	)
+		li.notification_entry(
+			ng-repeat="unreadNotification in notifications",
+		)
+			.row(ng-hide="unreadNotification.hide")
+				.col-xs-12
+					.alert.alert-warning
+						span(ng-bind-html="unreadNotification.html")
+						button(ng-click="dismiss(unreadNotification)").close.pull-right
+							span(aria-hidden="true") ×
+							span.sr-only #{translate("close")}
diff --git a/services/web/config/settings.defaults.coffee b/services/web/config/settings.defaults.coffee
index 516dca37dc..ad0423c7e3 100644
--- a/services/web/config/settings.defaults.coffee
+++ b/services/web/config/settings.defaults.coffee
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ module.exports =
 		sixpack:
 			url: ""
 		notifications:
-			url: "http://localhost:3033" 
+			url: "http://localhost:3042" 
 			
 	templates:
 		user_id: process.env.TEMPLATES_USER_ID or "5395eb7aad1f29a88756c7f2"
diff --git a/services/web/public/stylesheets/app/project-list.less b/services/web/public/stylesheets/app/project-list.less
index 7cc23a3d8a..877f1881f9 100644
--- a/services/web/public/stylesheets/app/project-list.less
+++ b/services/web/public/stylesheets/app/project-list.less
@@ -28,6 +28,13 @@
 	}
 }
 
+.userNotifications {
+	ul {
+		margin-bottom:0px;
+	}
+
+}
+
 ul.folders-menu {
 	margin: 0;
 	.subdued {