diff --git a/settings.py b/settings.py
index 341713c350..fa4bfb8ea5 100644
--- a/settings.py
+++ b/settings.py
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@ TEMPLATE_CONTEXT_PROCESSORS = (
     'django.core.context_processors.i18n',
     'django.core.context_processors.static',
     'django.core.context_processors.request',
+    'django.contrib.messages.context_processors.messages',    
 )
 
 STATICFILES_FINDERS = (