diff --git a/js/gittip/notification.js b/js/gittip/notification.js
index 54bff14d49..a0b9c294ac 100644
--- a/js/gittip/notification.js
+++ b/js/gittip/notification.js
@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@
  * @param {string} text  Notification text
  * @param {string} [type=notice]  Notofication type (one of: notice, error, success)
  */
-Gittip.notification = function(text, type) {
-    type = type || 'notice';
+Gittip.notification = function(text, type, timeout) {
+    var type = type || 'notice';
+    var timeout = timeout || 10000;
 
     var dialog = ['div', { 'class': 'notification notification-' + type }, [ 'div', text ]];
     var $dialog = $([
@@ -23,5 +24,5 @@ Gittip.notification = function(text, type) {
     }
 
     $dialog.on('click', fadeOut);
-    setTimeout(fadeOut, 5000);
+    if (timeout > 0) setTimeout(fadeOut, timeout);
 };
diff --git a/templates/base.html b/templates/base.html
index 5d53bb24cb..bd696a8f52 100644
--- a/templates/base.html
+++ b/templates/base.html
@@ -128,11 +128,17 @@ <h1>{{ title }}</h1>
 
     {% endblock %}
 
-    {% if not user.ANON and user.participant.credit_card_expiring(request, response) %}
+    {% if not user.ANON and not request.line.uri.startswith('/credit-card.html') %}
     <script>
+        {% if user.participant.last_bill_result %}
+        $(document).ready(function () {
+            Gittip.notification(["span", "Your credit card has failed! ", ['a', {'href': '/credit-card.html'}, 'Fix your card']], "error", -1)
+        });
+        {% elif user.participant.credit_card_expiring(request, response) %}
         $(document).ready(function () {
             Gittip.notification(["span", "Your credit card is about to expire! ", ['a', {'href': '/credit-card.html'}, 'Update card']], "error")
         });
+        {% endif %}
     </script>
     {% endif %}
 </body>