diff --git a/js/id/renderer/map.js b/js/id/renderer/map.js
index 5074abd92..946b29b70 100644
--- a/js/id/renderer/map.js
+++ b/js/id/renderer/map.js
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ iD.Map = function(context) {
         }
 
         if (Math.log(d3.event.scale / Math.LN2 - 8) < minzoom + 1) {
-            iD.ui.flash()
+            iD.ui.flash(context.container())
                 .select('.content')
                 .text('Cannot zoom out further in current mode.');
             return map.zoom(16);
diff --git a/js/id/ui/geocoder.js b/js/id/ui/geocoder.js
index ffb735305..8883dc934 100644
--- a/js/id/ui/geocoder.js
+++ b/js/id/ui/geocoder.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ iD.ui.geocoder = function() {
                 if (err) return hide();
                 hide();
                 if (!resp.length) {
-                    return iD.ui.flash()
+                    return iD.ui.flash(context.container())
                         .select('.content')
                         .append('h3')
                         .text('No location found for "' + searchVal + '"');
diff --git a/js/id/ui/inspector.js b/js/id/ui/inspector.js
index bf6099823..35e03d231 100644
--- a/js/id/ui/inspector.js
+++ b/js/id/ui/inspector.js
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ iD.ui.inspector = function() {
                                 })
                                 .call(iD.keyReference(context));
                         } else {
-                            iD.ui.flash()
+                            iD.ui.flash(context.container())
                                 .select('.content')
                                 .append('h3')
                                 .text(t('inspector.no_documentation_key'));