diff --git a/src/constants/app.ts b/src/constants/app.ts
index b27b0b8..4f51f6b 100644
--- a/src/constants/app.ts
+++ b/src/constants/app.ts
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ export interface NotificationIface {
   group: string; // "alert" | "modal"
   type: string; // "toast" | "info" | "success" | "warning" | "danger"
   title: string;
-  text: string;
+  text?: string;
   onCancel?: (stopAsking: boolean) => Promise<void>;
   onNo?: (stopAsking: boolean) => Promise<void>;
   onYes?: () => Promise<void>;
diff --git a/src/views/AccountViewView.vue b/src/views/AccountViewView.vue
index 0c84f6e..e3b1b17 100644
--- a/src/views/AccountViewView.vue
+++ b/src/views/AccountViewView.vue
@@ -544,7 +544,11 @@
         <!-- toggle -->
         <div class="relative ml-2">
           <!-- input -->
-          <input type="checkbox" v-model="hideRegisterPromptOnNewContact" class="sr-only" />
+          <input
+            type="checkbox"
+            v-model="hideRegisterPromptOnNewContact"
+            class="sr-only"
+          />
           <!-- line -->
           <div class="block bg-slate-500 w-14 h-8 rounded-full" />
           <!-- dot -->
diff --git a/src/views/ContactsView.vue b/src/views/ContactsView.vue
index c63d3dd..d9f13e9 100644
--- a/src/views/ContactsView.vue
+++ b/src/views/ContactsView.vue
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@
 </template>
 
 <script lang="ts">
-import {Axios, AxiosError} from "axios";
+import { AxiosError } from "axios";
 import { IndexableType } from "dexie";
 import * as R from "ramda";
 import { IIdentifier } from "@veramo/core";
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ import { Component, Vue } from "vue-facing-decorator";
 import { Router } from "vue-router";
 
 import { AppString, NotificationIface } from "@/constants/app";
-import {accountsDB, db, NonsensitiveDexie} from "@/db/index";
+import { accountsDB, db } from "@/db/index";
 import { Contact } from "@/db/tables/contacts";
 import { MASTER_SETTINGS_KEY, Settings } from "@/db/tables/settings";
 import { accessToken, getContactPayloadFromJwtUrl } from "@/libs/crypto";
@@ -330,7 +330,6 @@ import OfferDialog from "@/components/OfferDialog.vue";
 import { Account } from "@/db/tables/accounts";
 
 import { Buffer } from "buffer/";
-import {getIdentity} from "@/libs/util";
 
 @Component({
   components: { GiftedDialog, EntityIcon, OfferDialog, QuickNav },
@@ -825,15 +824,7 @@ export default class ContactsView extends Vue {
   }
 
   async register(contact: Contact) {
-    this.$notify(
-      {
-        group: "alert",
-        type: "toast",
-        text: "",
-        title: "Registration submitted...",
-      },
-      1000,
-    );
+    this.$notify({ group: "alert", type: "toast", title: "Sent..." }, 1000);
 
     try {
       const regResult = await register(
diff --git a/src/views/QuickActionBvcBeginView.vue b/src/views/QuickActionBvcBeginView.vue
index 468468a..6f8a67a 100644
--- a/src/views/QuickActionBvcBeginView.vue
+++ b/src/views/QuickActionBvcBeginView.vue
@@ -126,6 +126,8 @@ export default class QuickActionBvcBeginView extends Vue {
       const hoursNum = libsUtil.numberOrZero(this.hoursStr);
       const identity = await libsUtil.getIdentity(activeDid);
 
+      this.$notify({ group: "alert", type: "toast", title: "Sent..." }, 1000);
+
       // first send the claim for time given
       let timeSuccess = false;
       if (this.gaveTime && hoursNum > 0) {
diff --git a/src/views/QuickActionBvcEndView.vue b/src/views/QuickActionBvcEndView.vue
index 87c9e36..741dcb6 100644
--- a/src/views/QuickActionBvcEndView.vue
+++ b/src/views/QuickActionBvcEndView.vue
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ export default class QuickActionBvcBeginView extends Vue {
           title: "Error",
           text: "There was an error retrieving today's claims to confirm.",
         },
-        -1,
+        5000,
       );
     }
     this.loadingConfirms = false;
@@ -277,6 +277,8 @@ export default class QuickActionBvcBeginView extends Vue {
     try {
       const identity = await libsUtil.getIdentity(this.activeDid);
 
+      this.$notify({ group: "alert", type: "toast", title: "Sent..." }, 1000);
+
       // in parallel, make a confirmation for each selected claim and send them all to the server
       const confirmResults = await Promise.allSettled(
         this.claimsToConfirmSelected.map(async (jwtId) => {
@@ -312,7 +314,7 @@ export default class QuickActionBvcBeginView extends Vue {
             title: "Error",
             text: `There was an error sending ${howMany} of the confirmations.`,
           },
-          -1,
+          5000,
         );
       }
 
@@ -342,7 +344,7 @@ export default class QuickActionBvcBeginView extends Vue {
                 (giveResult as ErrorResult)?.error?.userMessage ||
                 "There was an error sending that give.",
             },
-            -1,
+            5000,
           );
         }
       }
@@ -367,7 +369,7 @@ export default class QuickActionBvcBeginView extends Vue {
             title: "Success",
             text: actions,
           },
-          -1,
+          3000,
         );
       }
 
@@ -381,7 +383,7 @@ export default class QuickActionBvcBeginView extends Vue {
           title: "Error",
           text: error.userMessage || "There was an error sending claims.",
         },
-        -1,
+        5000,
       );
     }
   }