diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/application.js.erb b/app/assets/javascripts/application.js.erb
index cddd4b406..0f20ba9c6 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/application.js.erb
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/application.js.erb
@@ -193,9 +193,11 @@ function notificationAlertClose(){
       .removeClass("alert-shown");
   });
 }
-(function(){
+var HelperModule = (function(){
 
-  function tree_link_truncation() {
+  var helpers = {};
+
+  helpers.treeLinkTruncation = function() {
     $('.tree-link a').each( function(){
       truncateLongString( $(this), <%= Constants::NAME_TRUNCATION_LENGTH %>);
     });
@@ -204,21 +206,22 @@ function notificationAlertClose(){
     });
   }
 
-  function hide_flash_msg() {
+  helpers.hideFlashMsg =  function() {
     var flash = $('.alert');
     if (flash.length > 0) {
       window.setTimeout(function () {
         flash.fadeTo(500, 0).slideUp(500, function () {
           $(this).remove();
-          $('#content-wrapper')
-            .css('marginTop', '50px');
+          $('#content-wrapper').removeClass('alert-shown');
         });
       }, 5000);
     }
   }
 
   $( document ).ready(function() {
-    tree_link_truncation();
-    hide_flash_msg();
+    helpers.treeLinkTruncation();
+    helpers.hideFlashMsg();
   });
+
+  return helpers;
 })();
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/samples/sample_datatable.js.erb b/app/assets/javascripts/samples/sample_datatable.js.erb
index 0117f89d9..42dc2a8e5 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/samples/sample_datatable.js.erb
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/samples/sample_datatable.js.erb
@@ -487,13 +487,7 @@ function onClickSave() {
         data: data,
         success: function (data) {
             sampleAlertMsg(data.flash, "success");
-            var flash = $('.alert');
-            window.setTimeout(function () {
-              flash.fadeTo(500, 0).slideUp(500, function () {
-                $(this).remove();
-                $('#content-wrapper').removeClass('alert-shown');
-              });
-            }, 5000);
+            HelperModule.hideFlashMsg();
             onClickCancel();
         },
         error: function (e, eData, status, xhr) {