diff --git a/app/femr/business/services/system/UserService.java b/app/femr/business/services/system/UserService.java
index def5c8949..ad5558d5e 100644
--- a/app/femr/business/services/system/UserService.java
+++ b/app/femr/business/services/system/UserService.java
@@ -72,7 +72,11 @@ public ServiceResponse<Boolean> createFeedback(String feedback) {
         newFeedback.setDate(dateUtils.getCurrentDateTime());
         newFeedback.setFeedback(feedback);
 
-        feedbackRepository.create(newFeedback);
+        if (feedbackRepository.create(newFeedback) != null){
+            response.setResponseObject(true);
+        }else{
+            response.setResponseObject(false);
+        }
 
         return response;
     }
diff --git a/app/femr/data/models/core/IFeedback.java b/app/femr/data/models/core/IFeedback.java
index bad20e752..0e7483dbf 100644
--- a/app/femr/data/models/core/IFeedback.java
+++ b/app/femr/data/models/core/IFeedback.java
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ public interface IFeedback {
     void setDate (DateTime theDate);
     void setFeedback (String theFeedback);
 
-    String getLanguageCode();
-    void setLanguageCode(String languageCode);
+//    String getLanguageCode();
+//    void setLanguageCode(String languageCode);
 
 }
diff --git a/app/femr/data/models/mysql/Feedback.java b/app/femr/data/models/mysql/Feedback.java
index b12e837ff..425f5c2da 100644
--- a/app/femr/data/models/mysql/Feedback.java
+++ b/app/femr/data/models/mysql/Feedback.java
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ public class Feedback implements IFeedback {
     @Column(name = "feedback", nullable = false)
     private String feedback;
 
-    @Column(name="language_code", nullable=true, length=5)
-    private String languageCode;
+//    @Column(name="language_code", nullable=true, length=5)
+//    private String languageCode;
 
 
 
@@ -55,14 +55,14 @@ public void setFeedback (String theFeedback) {
         feedback = theFeedback;
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public String getLanguageCode() {
-        return this.languageCode;
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public void setLanguageCode(String languageCode) {
-        this.languageCode = languageCode;
-    }
+//    @Override
+//    public String getLanguageCode() {
+//        return this.languageCode;
+//    }
+//
+//    @Override
+//    public void setLanguageCode(String languageCode) {
+//        this.languageCode = languageCode;
+//    }
 
 }
diff --git a/app/femr/ui/controllers/FeedbackController.java b/app/femr/ui/controllers/FeedbackController.java
index 04d204a91..8b926bb0f 100644
--- a/app/femr/ui/controllers/FeedbackController.java
+++ b/app/femr/ui/controllers/FeedbackController.java
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 import femr.business.services.core.ISessionService;
 import femr.business.services.core.IUserService;
 import femr.common.dtos.CurrentUser;
+import femr.common.dtos.ServiceResponse;
 import femr.data.models.mysql.Roles;
 import femr.ui.helpers.security.AllowedRoles;
 import femr.ui.helpers.security.FEMRAuthenticated;
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ public class FeedbackController extends Controller {
     private final ISessionService sessionService;
     private final FormFactory formFactory;
     private final IUserService userService;
+    private String SuccessMessage = "";
 
 
     @Inject
@@ -47,7 +49,7 @@ public FeedbackController( AssetsFinder assetsFinder,
     // GET
     public Result indexGet() {
         CurrentUser currentUser = sessionService.retrieveCurrentUserSession();
-        return ok(feedback.render(currentUser, assetsFinder));
+        return ok(feedback.render(currentUser, assetsFinder, SuccessMessage));
     }
 
     // POST
@@ -57,11 +59,14 @@ public Result indexPost() {
         CurrentUser currentUser = sessionService.retrieveCurrentUserSession();
 
         if(!viewModel.getFeedbackMsg().equals("")){
-            userService.createFeedback(viewModel.getFeedbackMsg());
-            return redirect("/");
+            ServiceResponse<Boolean> success = userService.createFeedback(viewModel.getFeedbackMsg());
+            if (success.getResponseObject()){
+                SuccessMessage = "Successfully sent feedback!";
+                return ok(feedback.render(currentUser, assetsFinder, SuccessMessage));
+            }
         }
-
-        return redirect("/feedback");
+        SuccessMessage = "Failed to send feedback. Please try again or contact a nerd!";
+        return ok(feedback.render(currentUser, assetsFinder, SuccessMessage));
     }
 
 
diff --git a/app/femr/ui/views/feedback/feedback.scala.html b/app/femr/ui/views/feedback/feedback.scala.html
index afff4f964..cb7c8d867 100644
--- a/app/femr/ui/views/feedback/feedback.scala.html
+++ b/app/femr/ui/views/feedback/feedback.scala.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-@(currentUser: femr.common.dtos.CurrentUser, assets: AssetsFinder)
+@(currentUser: femr.common.dtos.CurrentUser, assets: AssetsFinder, successMessage: java.lang.String)
 
 @import femr.ui.views.html.layouts.main
 @import femr.ui.controllers.routes.FeedbackController
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ <h2 id="feedback_header">Give Feedback</h2>
             <textarea  class="fTextArea" name="feedbackMsg" id="usrFeedback" cols="50" rows="10" maxlength="10000" required></textarea>
             <button type="submit" class="fButton fSubmitButton" id="feedback_submit">Submit</button>
         }
-
+        <span id="feedback_success_message">@successMessage</span>
         <p id="feedback_disclaimer">Your feedback is completely anonymous and will only be used to produce a better fEMR product.</p>
     </div>
 }
diff --git a/public/css/feedback.css b/public/css/feedback.css
index bbae2e2a6..2819f47f9 100644
--- a/public/css/feedback.css
+++ b/public/css/feedback.css
@@ -21,3 +21,6 @@ button#feedbackSubmit {
     margin: 10px 0;
 }
 
+span{
+    font-weight: bold;
+}
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