diff --git a/app/controllers/users_controller.rb b/app/controllers/users_controller.rb
index 318c31e..55c6243 100644
--- a/app/controllers/users_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/users_controller.rb
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class UsersController < ApplicationController
         redirect_to root_url
       rescue => e
         logger.error "User creation failed: #{e.message}"
-        flash[:error] = "Something went wrong. Please try again."
+        flash[:danger] = "Something went wrong. Please try again."
         render "new", status: :unprocessable_entity
       end
     else