diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 44dbe525..92dc09cd 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Version 2.0.8 (2012-09-13 06:59:39) stable
+Version 2.0.8 (2012-09-13 07:18:19) stable
diff --git a/applications/welcome/static/css/web2py.css b/applications/welcome/static/css/web2py.css
index 835828a9..cc91b75c 100644
--- a/applications/welcome/static/css/web2py.css
+++ b/applications/welcome/static/css/web2py.css
@@ -118,10 +118,15 @@ div.flash:hover { opacity:0.25; }
 
 div.error_wrapper {display:block}
 div.error {
+    width: 300px;
     background-color:red;
     color:white;
-    padding:3px;
-    display:inline-block;	
+    padding:5px;
+    display:inline-block;
+    background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(top,#f00,#d00);
+    background-image: -o-linear-gradient(top,#f00,#d00);
+    background-image: linear-gradient(top,#f00,#d00);
+    background-repeat: repeat-x;
 }
 
 .topbar {
diff --git a/applications/welcome/static/css/web2py_bootstrap.css b/applications/welcome/static/css/web2py_bootstrap.css
index f4054daa..a8c9963e 100644
--- a/applications/welcome/static/css/web2py_bootstrap.css
+++ b/applications/welcome/static/css/web2py_bootstrap.css
@@ -138,6 +138,11 @@ li {margin-bottom: 0;} /*bootswatch*/
  
 }
 
+div.error_wrapper {
+  margin-top: -9px;
+  margin-bottom: 9px;
+}
+
 @media only screen and (max-width: 479px) {
   body {
   padding-left: 10px;