diff --git a/app/views/protocols/import_export/_import_json_protocol_p_desc.html.erb b/app/views/protocols/import_export/_import_json_protocol_p_desc.html.erb
index b1a62200f..365fc8dd2 100644
--- a/app/views/protocols/import_export/_import_json_protocol_p_desc.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/protocols/import_export/_import_json_protocol_p_desc.html.erb
@@ -28,10 +28,6 @@
         <strong><%= t('protocols.protocols_io_import.preview.guideln') %></strong>
         <%= sanitize_input(json_object['guidelines'].html_safe) %><br>
       <% end %>
-      <% if json_object['link'].present? %>
-        <strong><%= t('protocols.protocols_io_import.preview.p_link') %></strong>
-        <%= sanitize_input(json_object['link'].html_safe) %><br>
-      <% end %>
       <% if json_object['manuscript_citation'].present? %>
         <strong><%= t('protocols.protocols_io_import.preview.manu_cit') %></strong>
         <%= sanitize_input(json_object['manuscript_citation'].html_safe) %><br>
@@ -58,6 +54,10 @@
           <%= sanitize_input(tag['tag_name'])+' , ' %><br>
         <% end %>
       <% end %>
+      <% if json_object['link'].present? %>
+        <strong><%= t('protocols.protocols_io_import.preview.p_link') %></strong>
+        <%= sanitize_input(json_object['link'].html_safe) %><br>
+      <% end %>
       </div>
     </div>
   </div>
diff --git a/app/views/protocols/protocolsio_import_create.js.erb b/app/views/protocols/protocolsio_import_create.js.erb
index ba20d05c3..b9dbd0cd5 100644
--- a/app/views/protocols/protocolsio_import_create.js.erb
+++ b/app/views/protocols/protocolsio_import_create.js.erb
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 
 <% if @protocolsio_too_big %>
-alert('<%= I18n.t('my_modules.protocols.load_from_file_size_error',
-                 size: Constants::FILE_MAX_SIZE_MB ) %>');
+$('#modal-import-json-protocol').modal('hide');
+HelperModule.flashAlertMsg(' <%= t('my_modules.protocols.load_from_file_size_error',
+                 size: Constants::FILE_MAX_SIZE_MB ) %>','danger');
 <% else %>
   $('#modal-import-json-protocol').modal('hide');
       <% if remotipart_submitted? %> <%# a workaround to a bug with remotipart, that caused alot of headache, courtesy of github.com/dhampik %>
diff --git a/app/views/protocols/protocolsio_import_save.js.erb b/app/views/protocols/protocolsio_import_save.js.erb
index 16ad30454..1250b7816 100644
--- a/app/views/protocols/protocolsio_import_save.js.erb
+++ b/app/views/protocols/protocolsio_import_save.js.erb
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 <% if @protocolsio_general_error %>
-  alert('<%= I18n.t('my_modules.protocols.load_from_file_protocol_general_error',
+$('#modal-import-json-protocol-preview').modal('hide');
+  alert(' <%= t('my_modules.protocols.load_from_file_protocol_general_error',
    max: Constants::NAME_MAX_LENGTH, min: Constants::NAME_MIN_LENGTH) %>');
 <% else %>
   $('#modal-import-json-protocol-preview').modal('hide');
   $('#protocols_io_form').trigger("reset");
   protocolsDatatable.ajax.reload();
+  HelperModule.flashAlertMsg(' <%= t('protocols.index.import_results.message_ok_pio')%>', 'success');
 <% end %>
diff --git a/config/locales/en.yml b/config/locales/en.yml
index d77f7546c..3331e45cd 100644
--- a/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -1385,7 +1385,7 @@ en:
         b_s_p: "Before starting protocol information:"
         warn: "Protocol warning:"
         guideln: "Guidelines:"
-        p_link: "Supplied link:"
+        p_link: "Link:"
         s_nobr_link: "Link:"
         s_link: "Link:"
         s_desc: "Description:"
@@ -1555,6 +1555,7 @@ en:
         title: "Import results"
         message_failed: "Failed to import %{nr} protocol/s."
         message_ok: "Successfully imported %{nr} protocol/s."
+        message_ok_pio: "Successfully imported protocol from protocols.io file."
         row_success: "Imported"
         row_renamed: "Imported & renamed"
         row_failed: "Failed"