diff --git a/drupal/sites/all/features/boinc_standard/boinc_standard.module b/drupal/sites/all/features/boinc_standard/boinc_standard.module
index 5667d4d8e8..a6b1d46104 100644
--- a/drupal/sites/all/features/boinc_standard/boinc_standard.module
+++ b/drupal/sites/all/features/boinc_standard/boinc_standard.module
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ function boinc_standard_enable() {
     $default_theme = 'boinc';
     variable_set('theme_default', $default_theme);
   }
-  drupal_set_message('default theme: ' . $default_theme);
   $default_theme_enabled = db_query("UPDATE {system} SET status = 1
     WHERE type = 'theme' and name = '%s'", $default_theme);
-  if ($default_theme_enabled) drupal_set_message('default theme enabled');
 }
diff --git a/drupal/sites/default/boinc/modules/boincstats/boincstats.module b/drupal/sites/default/boinc/modules/boincstats/boincstats.module
index e2808230e4..28417cb02e 100644
--- a/drupal/sites/default/boinc/modules/boincstats/boincstats.module
+++ b/drupal/sites/default/boinc/modules/boincstats/boincstats.module
@@ -450,11 +450,11 @@ function boincstats_check_configuration() {
     if (user_access('administer site configuration')) {
       drupal_set_message(t('The BOINC stats system is not configured. Please
         !configure_it', array('!configure_it' => l(t('configure it now'),
-          'admin/boinc/stats'))), 'error');
+          'admin/boinc/stats'))), 'error', FALSE);
     }
     else {
       drupal_set_message(t('There is a problem with the site. Please contact
-        the system administrator.'), 'error');
+        the system administrator.'), 'error', FALSE);
     }
   }
 }