diff --git a/Changes b/Changes
index f71a0d0..0b0f846 100644
--- a/Changes
+++ b/Changes
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-0.59 2024-12-10
+0.59 2025-01-14
         - Improve appearance of title-addon on logo. (uyen-nhu)
         - Create and style new item on top navbar for 'News'. (uyen-nhu)
         - Change settings link in logout.html.ep to dynamic link. (uyen-nhu)
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
           small devices. (uyen-nhu)
         - Return cursor position for query object (fixes #228; diewald)
         - Keep plugin state in statemanager (fixes #201; diewald)
+        - Fix alerts in hint helper (diewald)
 
 0.58 2024-11-15
         - Cookie path is settable now (hebasta)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 51b8ecb..61500c8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@
 
 ### Original Software
 
-Copyright (C) 2015-2024, [IDS Mannheim](https://www.ids-mannheim.de/)<br>
+Copyright (C) 2015-2025, [IDS Mannheim](https://www.ids-mannheim.de/)<br>
 Author: [Nils Diewald](https://www.nils-diewald.de/), Helge Stallkamp<br>
 Contributor: Uyen-Nhu Tran, Eliza Margaretha (Documentation), Susanne Feix
 and Rebecca Wilm (Translation), Leo Repp
diff --git a/dev/js/spec/hintSpec.js b/dev/js/spec/hintSpec.js
index e98b92a..3b07bd9 100644
--- a/dev/js/spec/hintSpec.js
+++ b/dev/js/spec/hintSpec.js
@@ -271,6 +271,14 @@
       expect(hint.alert().active).toBeTruthy();
       expect(hint.active()).toBeTruthy();
 
+      // Show again with the same message
+      expect(hint.alert().active).toBeTruthy();
+      hint.update();
+      expect(hint.alert().active).toBeFalsy();
+      hint.alert().show();
+      expect(hint.alert().active).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(hint.alert().element().textContent).toEqual("That does not work!");
+      
       // Show menu, hide alert!
       hint.show(false);
     });
diff --git a/dev/js/src/hint/alert.js b/dev/js/src/hint/alert.js
index 7847af2..f142890 100644
--- a/dev/js/src/hint/alert.js
+++ b/dev/js/src/hint/alert.js
@@ -30,9 +30,12 @@
      * Show alert.
      */
     show : function (msg) {
-      this.active = true;
       const e = this._el;
-      e.textContent = msg;
+      if (msg !== undefined)
+        e.textContent = msg;
+      if (e.textContent == "")
+        return;
+      this.active = true;
       e.style.display = 'block';
     },
 
diff --git a/dev/js/src/init.js b/dev/js/src/init.js
index 13904ec..7be0a13 100644
--- a/dev/js/src/init.js
+++ b/dev/js/src/init.js
@@ -307,6 +307,7 @@
           if (hint) {
             shiftContent();
             observer.disconnect();
+            KorAP.Hint.alert().show();
           }
         }
       }
diff --git a/dev/scss/header/hint.scss b/dev/scss/header/hint.scss
index 11f0411..6184dc1 100644
--- a/dev/scss/header/hint.scss
+++ b/dev/scss/header/hint.scss
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
   margin-top:       8px;
   box-shadow:       $choose-box-shadow;
   width:            auto;
-  min-width:        10em;
+  min-width:        20em;
   max-width:        23em !important;
   transition:       opacity 0.2s ease 0s;