diff --git a/nodejs/public/lib/js/app-base.js b/nodejs/public/lib/js/app-base.js
index 7fe4a17..3d4398d 100644
--- a/nodejs/public/lib/js/app-base.js
+++ b/nodejs/public/lib/js/app-base.js
@@ -679,13 +679,10 @@ function formAJAX(btn){
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	app.messages.action(
-		`<div class="spinner-border" role="status">
-			<span class="visually-hidden">Loading...</span>
-		</div>`,
-		$form,
-		'info'
-	);
+	// Plain text: app.messages.action HTML-escapes its message (by design,
+	// see @simpleworkjs/frontend), so raw markup like a spinner <div> would
+	// render literally instead of as an element.
+	app.messages.action('Saving…', $form, 'info');
 
 	app.api[method]($form.attr('action'), formData, function(error, data){
 		app.messages.action(data.message, $form, error ? 'danger' : 'success'); //re-populate table
diff --git a/nodejs/routes/user.js b/nodejs/routes/user.js
index c03dc3f..100db7c 100755
--- a/nodejs/routes/user.js
+++ b/nodejs/routes/user.js
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ router.post('/', async function(req, res, next){
 			}
 		}
 
-		return res.json({results: user});
+		return res.json({results: user, message: `User ${user.uid} created.`});
 	}catch(error){
 		next(error);
 	}
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ router.put('/password', async function(req, res, next){
 		const verif = await UserVerification.getOrCreate(req.user.uid);
 		await verif.update({ password_must_change: false });
 		User.clearCache();
-		return res.json({results: result});
+		return res.json({results: result, message: 'Password changed.'});
 	}catch(error){
 		next(error);
 	}