diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/index_utils/directives/save_bar.js.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/index_utils/directives/save_bar.js.coffee
index a991592d42..0b30499d1d 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/index_utils/directives/save_bar.js.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/index_utils/directives/save_bar.js.coffee
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-angular.module("admin.indexUtils").directive "saveBar", ->
+angular.module("admin.indexUtils").directive "saveBar", (StatusMessage) ->
   restrict: "E"
   scope:
     save: "&"
-    saving: "&"
-    dirty: "&"
+    form: "="
   templateUrl: "admin/save_bar.html"
+  link: (scope, element, attrs) ->
+    scope.StatusMessage = StatusMessage
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/index_utils/services/status_message.js.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/index_utils/services/status_message.js.coffee
index 9cc9547e39..5dd9fb7258 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/index_utils/services/status_message.js.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/index_utils/services/status_message.js.coffee
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ angular.module("admin.indexUtils").factory "StatusMessage", ($timeout) ->
       text: ""
       style: {}
 
+    active: ->
+      @statusMessage.text != ''
+
     display: (type, text) ->
       @statusMessage.text = text
       @statusMessage.style = @types[type].style
@@ -20,6 +23,7 @@ angular.module("admin.indexUtils").factory "StatusMessage", ($timeout) ->
         @statusMessage.timeout = $timeout =>
           @clear()
         , timeout, true
+      null # So we don't return weird timeouts
 
     clear: ->
       @statusMessage.text = ''
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/line_items/controllers/line_items_controller.js.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/line_items/controllers/line_items_controller.js.coffee
index 38c7f0ba33..c6709eb3b4 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/line_items/controllers/line_items_controller.js.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/line_items/controllers/line_items_controller.js.coffee
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-angular.module("admin.lineItems").controller 'LineItemsCtrl', ($scope, $timeout, $http, $q, Columns, Dereferencer, Orders, LineItems, Enterprises, OrderCycles, blankOption, VariantUnitManager, RequestMonitor) ->
+angular.module("admin.lineItems").controller 'LineItemsCtrl', ($scope, $timeout, $http, $q, StatusMessage, Columns, Dereferencer, Orders, LineItems, Enterprises, OrderCycles, blankOption, VariantUnitManager, RequestMonitor) ->
   $scope.initialized = false
   $scope.RequestMonitor = RequestMonitor
-  $scope.saving = false
   $scope.filteredLineItems = []
   $scope.confirmDelete = true
   $scope.startDate = formatDate daysFromToday -7
@@ -55,6 +54,7 @@ angular.module("admin.lineItems").controller 'LineItemsCtrl', ($scope, $timeout,
       Dereferencer.dereferenceAttr $scope.lineItems, "supplier", Enterprises.enterprisesByID
       Dereferencer.dereferenceAttr $scope.lineItems, "order", Orders.ordersByID
       $scope.bulk_order_form.$setPristine()
+      StatusMessage.clear()
       unless $scope.initialized
         $scope.initialized = true
         $timeout ->
@@ -62,16 +62,20 @@ angular.module("admin.lineItems").controller 'LineItemsCtrl', ($scope, $timeout,
 
   $scope.refreshData()
 
-  $scope.submit = =>
+  $scope.$watch 'bulk_order_form.$dirty', (newVal, oldVal) ->
+    if newVal == true
+      StatusMessage.display 'notice', "You have unsaved changes"
+
+  $scope.submit = ->
     if $scope.bulk_order_form.$valid
-      $scope.saving = true
+      StatusMessage.display 'progress', "Saving..."
       $q.all(LineItems.saveAll()).then(->
+        StatusMessage.display 'success', "All changes saved"
         $scope.bulk_order_form.$setPristine()
-        $scope.saving = false
       ).catch ->
-        alert "Some errors must be resolved be before you can update orders.\nAny fields with red borders contain errors."
+        StatusMessage.display 'failure', "Fields with red borders contain errors."
     else
-      alert "Some errors must be resolved be before you can update orders.\nAny fields with red borders contain errors."
+      StatusMessage.display 'failure', "Fields with red borders contain errors."
 
   $scope.deleteLineItem = (lineItem) ->
     if ($scope.confirmDelete && confirm("Are you sure?")) || !$scope.confirmDelete
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/variant_overrides/controllers/variant_overrides_controller.js.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/variant_overrides/controllers/variant_overrides_controller.js.coffee
index d3a57c572f..c179d9a6a8 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/variant_overrides/controllers/variant_overrides_controller.js.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/variant_overrides/controllers/variant_overrides_controller.js.coffee
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-angular.module("admin.variantOverrides").controller "AdminVariantOverridesCtrl", ($scope, $timeout, Indexer, SpreeApiAuth, PagedFetcher, StatusMessage, hubs, producers, hubPermissions, VariantOverrides, DirtyVariantOverrides) ->
+angular.module("admin.variantOverrides").controller "AdminVariantOverridesCtrl", ($scope, Indexer, SpreeApiAuth, PagedFetcher, StatusMessage, hubs, producers, hubPermissions, VariantOverrides, DirtyVariantOverrides) ->
   $scope.hubs = Indexer.index hubs
   $scope.hub = null
   $scope.products = []
@@ -52,9 +52,10 @@ angular.module("admin.variantOverrides").controller "AdminVariantOverridesCtrl",
       .success (updatedVos) ->
         DirtyVariantOverrides.clear()
         VariantOverrides.updateIds updatedVos
-        $timeout -> StatusMessage.display 'success', 'Changes saved.'
+        StatusMessage.display 'success', 'Changes saved.'
+        $scope.variant_overrides_form.$setPristine()
       .error (data, status) ->
-        $timeout -> StatusMessage.display 'failure', $scope.updateError(data, status)
+        StatusMessage.display 'failure', $scope.updateError(data, status)
 
 
   $scope.updateError = (data, status) ->
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/templates/admin/save_bar.html.haml b/app/assets/javascripts/templates/admin/save_bar.html.haml
index 62842f0bfb..618402cf2b 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/templates/admin/save_bar.html.haml
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/templates/admin/save_bar.html.haml
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
-#save-bar.animate-show{ ng: { show: 'dirty()' } }
+#save-bar.animate-show{ ng: { show: 'form.$dirty || StatusMessage.active()' } }
   .twelve.columns.alpha
-    %h5{ ng: { show: "dirty() && !saving()" } }
-      You have unsaved changes
-    %h5{ ng: { hide: "dirty() || saving()" } }
-      All changes saved
-    %h5{ ng: { show: "saving()" } }
-      Saving...
+    %h5#status-messae{ ng: { style: 'StatusMessage.statusMessage.style' } }
+      {{ StatusMessage.statusMessage.text || " " }}
   .four.columns.omega.text-right
-    %input.red{type: "button", value: "Save Changes", ng: { click: "save()" } }
+    %input.red{type: "button", value: "Save Changes", ng: { disabled: '!form.$dirty', click: "save()" } }
diff --git a/app/views/admin/variant_overrides/index.html.haml b/app/views/admin/variant_overrides/index.html.haml
index 8d0a4670d7..2d202bac27 100644
--- a/app/views/admin/variant_overrides/index.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/admin/variant_overrides/index.html.haml
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 %div{ ng: { app: 'admin.variantOverrides', controller: 'AdminVariantOverridesCtrl', init: 'initialise()' } }
   = render 'admin/variant_overrides/filters'
 
-  %div{ng: {show: 'hub'}}
-    %h2 {{ hub.name }}
-    = render 'admin/variant_overrides/actions'
-
-  = render 'admin/variant_overrides/products'
+  %form{ name: 'variant_overrides_form' }
+    %save-bar{ save: "update()", form: "variant_overrides_form" }
+    = render 'admin/variant_overrides/products'
diff --git a/app/views/spree/admin/orders/bulk_management.html.haml b/app/views/spree/admin/orders/bulk_management.html.haml
index dbcf9c97fd..083ae2f6c8 100644
--- a/app/views/spree/admin/orders/bulk_management.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/spree/admin/orders/bulk_management.html.haml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 = render :partial => 'spree/admin/shared/order_sub_menu'
 
 %div{ ng: { app: 'admin.lineItems', controller: 'LineItemsCtrl' } }
-  %save-bar{ save: "submit()", saving: 'saving', dirty: "bulk_order_form.$dirty" }
+  %save-bar{ save: "submit()", form: "bulk_order_form" }
   .filters{ :class => "sixteen columns alpha" }
     .date_filter{ :class => "two columns alpha" }
       %label{ :for => 'start_date_filter' }Start Date
diff --git a/spec/features/admin/bulk_order_management_spec.rb b/spec/features/admin/bulk_order_management_spec.rb
index 5a51f396b3..f8f2eae34a 100644
--- a/spec/features/admin/bulk_order_management_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/admin/bulk_order_management_spec.rb
@@ -119,10 +119,9 @@ feature %q{
           expect(page).to_not have_selector "#save-bar"
           fill_in "quantity", :with => 2
           expect(page).to have_selector "input[name='quantity'].ng-dirty"
-          expect(page).to have_selector "#save-bar"
-          expect(page).to have_button "Save Changes"
+          expect(page).to have_selector "#save-bar", text: "You have unsaved changes"
           click_button "Save Changes"
-          expect(page).to_not have_selector "#save-bar"
+          expect(page).to have_selector "#save-bar", text: "All changes saved"
           expect(page).to_not have_selector "input[name='quantity'].ng-dirty"
         end
       end
@@ -132,10 +131,9 @@ feature %q{
           expect(page).to_not have_selector "#save-bar"
           fill_in "quantity", :with => li1.variant.on_hand + li1.quantity + 10
           expect(page).to have_selector "input[name='quantity'].ng-dirty"
-          expect(page).to have_selector "#save-bar"
-          expect(page).to have_button "Save Changes"
+          expect(page).to have_selector "#save-bar", text: "You have unsaved changes"
           click_button "Save Changes"
-          expect(page).to have_selector "#save-bar"
+          expect(page).to have_selector "#save-bar", text: "Fields with red borders contain errors."
           expect(page).to have_selector "input[name='quantity'].ng-dirty.update-error"
           expect(page).to have_content "exceeds available stock. Please ensure line items have a valid quantity."
         end
diff --git a/spec/features/admin/variant_overrides_spec.rb b/spec/features/admin/variant_overrides_spec.rb
index ec8b754abe..c49e95c4ef 100644
--- a/spec/features/admin/variant_overrides_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/admin/variant_overrides_spec.rb
@@ -26,13 +26,6 @@ feature %q{
 
         page.should have_select2 'hub_id', options: ['', hub.name, hub2.name]
       end
-
-      it "displays the hub" do
-        visit '/admin/variant_overrides'
-        select2_select hub.name, from: 'hub_id'
-
-        page.should have_selector 'h2', text: hub.name
-      end
     end
 
     context "when a hub is selected" do