diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 4e1a85d9..b1c5764f 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ gem 'responders', '~> 2.0'
 # as the database for Active Record
 gem 'mysql2'
 
-# for toastr notifications
-gem 'toastr-rails'
 # for observing records
 gem 'rails-observers'
 
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 539589bd..b972eb0b 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -497,8 +497,6 @@ GEM
     timecop (0.7.1)
     timers (1.1.0)
     tins (1.6.0)
-    toastr-rails (1.0.3)
-      railties (>= 3.1.0)
     transitions (0.1.12)
     ttfunk (1.1.1)
     turbolinks (2.5.3)
@@ -630,7 +628,6 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   stripe
   stripe-ruby-mock
   timecop
-  toastr-rails
   transitions
   turbolinks
   uglifier (>= 1.3.0)
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/application.js b/app/assets/javascripts/application.js
index 0d341239..a3d05673 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/application.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/application.js
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@
 //= require unobtrusive_flash
 //= require unobtrusive_flash_bootstrap
 //= require countable
-//= require toastr
 
 $(document).ready(function() {
 	$('a[disabled=disabled]').click(function(event){
@@ -56,22 +55,4 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
 	$('body').smoothScroll({
 		delegateSelector: 'a.smoothscroll'
 	});
-
-	toastr.options = {
-		"closeButton": false,
-		"debug": false,
-		"newestOnTop": false,
-		"progressBar": true,
-		"positionClass": "toast-top-right",
-		"preventDuplicates": false,
-		"onclick": null,
-		"showDuration": "300",
-		"hideDuration": "1000",
-		"timeOut": "5000",
-		"extendedTimeOut": "1000",
-		"showEasing": "swing",
-		"hideEasing": "linear",
-		"showMethod": "fadeIn",
-		"hideMethod": "fadeOut"
-	}
 });
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/application.css b/app/assets/stylesheets/application.css
index da7d6276..ac01136f 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/application.css
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/application.css
@@ -15,5 +15,4 @@
  *= require leaflet
  *= require bootstrap3-switch
  *= require osem-payments
- *= require toastr
 */
diff --git a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
index d1136d3e..bd0935c7 100644
--- a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
@@ -153,7 +153,26 @@ module ApplicationHelper
     flash.each do |type, message|
       type = 'success' if type == 'notice'
       type = 'error'   if type == 'alert'
-      text = "<script>toastr.#{type}('#{message}');</script>"
+      text = "<script>
+          toastr.options = {
+            'closeButton': false,
+            'debug': false,
+            'newestOnTop': false,
+            'progressBar': true,
+            'positionClass': 'toast-bottom-center',
+            'preventDuplicates': true,
+            'onclick': null,
+            'showDuration': '300',
+            'hideDuration': '100',
+            'timeOut': '5000',
+            'extendedTimeOut': '1000',
+            'showEasing': 'swing',
+            'hideEasing': 'linear',
+            'showMethod': 'fadeIn',
+            'hideMethod': 'fadeOut'
+          };
+          toastr.#{type}('#{message}');
+      </script>"
       flash_messages << text.html_safe if message
     end
     flash_messages.join("\n").html_safe
diff --git a/app/views/layouts/application.html.haml b/app/views/layouts/application.html.haml
index c2c29072..d043583b 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/application.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/layouts/application.html.haml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
     %meta{:content => "", :name => "description"}
     %meta{:content => "", :name => "author"}
     = stylesheet_link_tag "application", :media => "all"
+    = stylesheet_link_tag "https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/toastr.js/latest/toastr.min.css"
     = javascript_include_tag "application"
 
     = csrf_meta_tags
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@
       };
     = content_for(:script_head)
     = javascript_include_tag "//cdn.transifex.com/live.js"
-
+    = javascript_include_tag "https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/toastr.js/latest/toastr.min.js"
     = yield(:head)
   %body
     = render 'layouts/navigation'