diff --git a/tubearchivist/home/templates/home/base_settings.html b/tubearchivist/home/templates/home/base_settings.html
index 885cbe9..3eb6c13 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/home/templates/home/base_settings.html
+++ b/tubearchivist/home/templates/home/base_settings.html
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
         <a href="{% url 'settings_scheduling' %}"><h3>Scheduling</h3></a>
         <a href="{% url 'settings_actions' %}"><h3>Actions</h3></a>
     </div>
-    <div id="notifications" data="setting reindex"></div>
+    <div id="notifications" data=""></div>
     {% block settings_content %}{% endblock %}
 </div>
 <script type="text/javascript" src="{% static 'progress.js' %}"></script>
diff --git a/tubearchivist/static/progress.js b/tubearchivist/static/progress.js
index a2b35da..a73654a 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/static/progress.js
+++ b/tubearchivist/static/progress.js
@@ -30,9 +30,15 @@ function getMessages(dataOrigin) {
 
 function buildMessage(responseData, dataOrigin) {
   // filter relevant messages
-  let messages = responseData.filter(function (value) {
-    return dataOrigin.split(' ').includes(value.group.split(':')[0]);
-  }, dataOrigin);
+  let messages;
+  if (dataOrigin) {
+    messages = responseData.filter(function (value) {
+      return dataOrigin.split(' ').includes(value.group.split(':')[0]);
+    }, dataOrigin);
+  } else {
+    messages = responseData;
+  }
+
   let notifications = document.getElementById('notifications');
   let currentNotifications = notifications.childElementCount;